Apache Tomcat before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.35, and 7.x before 7.0.23 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.
CVE-2011-4858
- 61 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 80%
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61 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2011-4858 right now.
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- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 5, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (52)
- cve@mitrehttp://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201112.mbox/%3c4EFB9800.5010106%40apache.org%3e
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132871655717248&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133294394108746&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0074.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0075.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0076.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0077.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0078.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0089.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0325.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0406.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/48549
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/48790
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/48791
Patch Availability(16)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libtomcat6-java (6.0.28-10ubuntu2.3) @ natty | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.33-28_patch_07.ep5.el6 | 2012-05-21 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat6-0:6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el6 | 2012-05-21 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-05-21 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-05-21 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.31.el5_8 | 2012-04-11 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2 | 2012-04-11 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-03-20 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-02-22 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-02-02 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-02-01 | redhat |
| redhat | jbossweb-0:2.1.12-3_patch_03.2.ep5.el6 | 2012-01-31 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-01-31 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-01-31 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-01-31 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-01-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | — | 7.0.23 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(17)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0041MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0041 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0074MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0074 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0075MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0075 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0076MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0076 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0077MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0077 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0078MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0078 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0089MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0089 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0091MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0091 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0325MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0325 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0406MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0406 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0474MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0474 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0475MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0475 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0679MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0679 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0680MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0680 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0681MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0681 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0682MODERATE2011-12-28
RHSA-2012:0682 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-1359-1MEDIUM
Tomcat vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-04 06:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-29 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-29 05:50 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-29 05:50 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Metasploitauxiliary/dos/http/hashcollision_dos✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 28, 2011
Hashtable Collisions
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-2012✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 15, 2006
MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.1.5 - 'CLIENT-IP' SQL Injection
Open source ↗
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