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CVE-2014-0230

Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.44, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle cases where an HTTP response occurs before finishing the reading of an entire request body, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) via a series of aborted upload attempts.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-0230 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apache, from oracle organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-06-07T23:59:02.690

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.3	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.4	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.4	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.5	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.6	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.6	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.7	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.7	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.7	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.8	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.8	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.9	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.9	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.10	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.11	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.12	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.13	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.14	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.15	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.16	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.17	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.18	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.19	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.20	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.24	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.26	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.27	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.28	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.29	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.30	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.31	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.32	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.33	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.35	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.36	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.37	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.39	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.41	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.43	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.3	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.4	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.4	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.5	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.6	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.7	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.8	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.9	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.10	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.11	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.12	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.13	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.14	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.15	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.16	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.17	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.18	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.19	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.20	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.21	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.22	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.23	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.24	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.25	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.26	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.27	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.28	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.29	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.30	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.31	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.32	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.33	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.34	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.35	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.36	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.37	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.38	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.39	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.40	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.41	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.42	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.43	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.44	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.45	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.46	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.47	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.48	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.49	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.50	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.52	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.53	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	7.0.54	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.3	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.5	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	8.0.8	Yes
Application	oracle	virtualization	4.63	Yes
Application	oracle	virtualization	4.71	Yes
Application	oracle	virtualization	5.1	Yes

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How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.