CVE-2025-48988

EUVD-2025-18409

16.06.2025, 15:15

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.

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	7.5 HIGH	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA-ADP	ADP	7.5 HIGH	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 35%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
apache	tomcat	9.0.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 9.0.106
apache	tomcat	10.1.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.1.42
apache	tomcat	11.0.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 11.0.8

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Debian Releases

Debian Product

Codename

tomcat10

bookworm	vulnerable
bookworm (security)	10.1.52-1~deb12u1 fixed
forky	10.1.52-1 fixed
sid	10.1.52-1 fixed
trixie	vulnerable
trixie (security)	10.1.52-1~deb13u1 fixed

tomcat11

forky	11.0.18-1 fixed
sid	11.0.18-1 fixed
trixie	vulnerable
trixie (security)	11.0.15-1~deb13u1 fixed

tomcat9

bookworm	9.0.70-2 fixed
bullseye	vulnerable
bullseye (security)	9.0.107-0+deb11u2 fixed
forky	9.0.115-1 fixed
sid	9.0.115-1 fixed
trixie	9.0.95-1 fixed

Ubuntu Releases

Ubuntu Product

Codename

tomcat10

jammy	dne
noble	needed
oracular	ignored
plucky	ignored
questing	needed

tomcat11

jammy	dne
noble	dne
oracular	dne
plucky	dne
questing	needed

tomcat9

bionic	needed
focal	needed
jammy	needed
noble	not-affected
oracular	not-affected
plucky	not-affected
questing	not-affected

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/nzkqsok8t42qofgqfmck536mtyzygp18

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/1

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html