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CVE-2012-4534 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.
Severity Low 2.6
Published 19 Dec 2012
Last changed 9 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron 21 Oct 2026 Exploit chance 7.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 94% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST , 12 Nov 2026
Attack Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed
Attacker can Slow it down
CVSS vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources NVD Affected software Software Affected versions Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat Version 7.0.25 Version 7.0.23 Version 7.0.22 Version 7.0.21 All 69 release lines Version 6.0.0-alpha Version 6.0 Version 6.0.1-alpha Version 6.0.1 Version 6.0.2-alpha Version 6.0.2-beta Version 6.0.2 Version 6.0.3 Version 6.0.4-alpha Version 6.0.4 Version 6.0.5 Version 6.0.6-alpha Version 6.0.6 Version 6.0.7-alpha Version 6.0.7-beta Version 6.0.7 Version 6.0.8-alpha Version 6.0.8 Version 6.0.9-beta Version 6.0.9 Version 6.0.10 Version 6.0.11 Version 6.0.12 Version 6.0.13 Version 6.0.14 Version 6.0.15 Version 6.0.16 Version 6.0.17 Version 6.0.18 Version 6.0.19 Version 6.0.20 Version 6.0.24 Version 6.0.26 Version 6.0.27 Version 6.0.28 Version 6.0.29 Version 6.0.30 Version 6.0.31 Version 6.0.32 Version 6.0.33 Version 6.0.35 Version 7.0.0-beta Version 7.0.0 Version 7.0.1 Version 7.0.2-beta Version 7.0.2 Version 7.0.3 Version 7.0.4-beta Version 7.0.4 Version 7.0.5 Version 7.0.6 Version 7.0.7 Version 7.0.8 Version 7.0.9 Version 7.0.10 Version 7.0.11 Version 7.0.12 Version 7.0.13 Version 7.0.14 Version 7.0.15 Version 7.0.16 Version 7.0.17 Version 7.0.18 Version 7.0.19 Version 7.0.20 Version 7.0.21 Version 7.0.22 Version 7.0.23 Version 7.0.25
References NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4534 CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4534