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CVE-2025-53506

Apache Tomcat: DoS via excessive h2 streams at connection start

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Tomcat if an HTTP/2 client did not acknowledge the initial settings frame that reduces the maximum permitted concurrent streams. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.8, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.42, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.106. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.9, 10.1.43 or 9.0.107, which fix the issue.

*Credits: Kanatoko
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-07-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-07-10 CVE Published
  • 2025-07-11 CVE Updated
  • 2025-07-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Apache Software Foundation
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Apache Tomcat
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>= 11.0.0-M1 <= 11.0.8
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en
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Apache Software Foundation
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Apache Tomcat
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>= 10.1.0-M1 <= 10.1.42
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en
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Apache Software Foundation
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Apache Tomcat
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>= 9.0.0.M1 <= 9.0.106
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en
Affected