CVE-2025-48988: Apache Tomcat - DoS in multipart upload
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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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h3gc-qfqq-6h8f
- github.com/apache/tomcat
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2b0ab14fb55d4edc896e5f1817f2ab76f714ae5e
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/cdde8e655bc1c5c60a07efd216251d77c52fd7f6
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ee8042ffce4cb9324dfd79efda5984f37bbb6910
- lists.apache.org/thread/nzkqsok8t42qofgqfmck536mtyzygp18
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48988
- tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
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