2.6

CVE-2012-4534: apache tomcat Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 19-12-2012Last modified 09-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4534 is a low (CVSS 2.6) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 7.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 2.6, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
2.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2

Timeline

  1. 19-12-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.28, when the NIO connector is used in conjunction with sendfile and HTTPS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by terminating the connection during the reading of a response.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 7.45% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (issues.apache.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apache1 product
  • tomcatEOL6.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0:alpha | 6.0.1 | 6.0.1:alpha | 6.0.2 | 6.0.2:alpha | 6.0.2:beta | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.4:alpha | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 6.0.6:alpha | 6.0.7 | 6.0.7:alpha | 6.0.7:beta | 6.0.8 | 6.0.8:alpha | 6.0.9 | 6.0.9:beta | 6.0.10 | 6.0.11 | 6.0.12 | 6.0.13 | 6.0.14 | 6.0.15 | 6.0.16 | 6.0.17 | 6.0.18 | 6.0.19 | 6.0.20 | 6.0.24 | 6.0.26 | 6.0.27 | 6.0.28 | 6.0.29 | 6.0.30 | 6.0.31 | 6.0.32 | 6.0.33 | 6.0.35 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.0:beta | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2:beta | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.4:beta | 7.0.5 | 7.0.6 | 7.0.7 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.9 | 7.0.10 | 7.0.11 | 7.0.12 | 7.0.13 | 7.0.14 | 7.0.15 | 7.0.16 | 7.0.17 | 7.0.18 | 7.0.19 | 7.0.20 | 7.0.21 | 7.0.22 | 7.0.23 | 7.0.25

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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