Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_5.5.35 http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.34 http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.23 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/7f5ccb1d-439b-11e1-bc16-0023ae8e59f0.html
Insight
The following package is affected: tomcat
CVE-2012-0022
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.34, and 7.x before 7.0.23 uses an inefficient approach for handling parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request that contains many parameters and parameter values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4858.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-0022 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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