CVE-2025-48988

HIGH7.5

Apache Tomcat: FileUpload large number of parts with headers DoS

Published Jun 16, 2025

Modified 2 months ago

Fix available

Details

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

Affected Packages

fedora:42tomcat

Fixed in:

8.5.0

References

WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/1 ADVISORYhttps://lists.apache.org/thread/nzkqsok8t42qofgqfmck536mtyzygp18 WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48988

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

7.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Resource Management

CWE-770

Allocation without Limits

Ecosystems

fedora 42

Timeline

PublishedJun 16, 2025

ModifiedNov 3, 2025

CVE-2025-48988 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence