CVE-2012-5568

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage)...

5.0 Medium

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.

Exploit likelihood

9.59%Up 5.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.

Record: CVE-2012-5568
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.

Record: CVE-2012-5568
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5459 No score

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.

Record: EUVD-2012-5459
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v35g-wxj7-gxp3 No score

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage)...

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.

Record: GHSA-v35g-wxj7-gxp3
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-5568 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Tomcat, published November 30, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.59%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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