CVE-2012-2733

java/org/apache/coyote/http11/InternalNioInputBuffer.java in the HTTP NIO connector in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28 does not properly restrict the request-header size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large amount of header data.

Date published : 2012-11-16

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56402

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1350301