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CVE-2012-5568

CVE-2012-5568MEDIUM
n/a n/a — Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrat…
  AV  AC  Au  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N  N  N  P    5.0   .0959   95.4     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Oct 24  Reserved by redhat
  Nov 30  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Oct 9   ENRICHED — CVE-2012-5568. Received CVSS 5.0 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 9   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2012-5568. Public exploit reference added.
CNA: redhat · CVSS v2.0 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Apache Tomcat through 7.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 24, 2012ReservedReserved by redhat
November 30, 2012PublishedPublished (CNA: redhat)
October 9, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2012-5568. Received CVSS 5.0 and CPE data from NVD.
October 9, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2012-5568. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/a—n/a—

References (10)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2012-5568 at cve.org

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2012-5568 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.