# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:tomcat";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.154895");
script_version("2025-07-11T15:43:14+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-07-11 15:43:14 +0000 (Fri, 11 Jul 2025)");
# nb: This was initially a single VT but got split later into multiple due to different affected /
# fixed versions. The original creation_date has been kept.
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-07-09 03:13:55 +0000 (Wed, 09 Jul 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-52520", "CVE-2025-53506");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("Apache Tomcat Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (Jul 2025) - Linux");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web Servers");
script_dependencies("gb_apache_tomcat_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("apache/tomcat/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Tomcat is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS)
vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:
- CVE-2025-52520: DoS due to overflow in file upload limit
- CVE-2025-53506: DoS via excessive HTTP/2 streams");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Tomcat version 9.0.106 and prior, 10.x through 10.1.42
and 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.8.
Note: While not explicitly mentioned by the vendor (due to the EOL status of these branches) it
is assumed that the whole 10.x branch and all versions prior to 9.x are affected by these flaws.
If you disagree with this assessment and want to accept the risk please create an override for
this result.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 9.0.107, 10.1.43, 11.0.9 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.apache.org/thread/trqq01bbxw6c92zx69kx2mw2qgmfy0o5");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.apache.org/thread/p09775q0rd185m6zz98krg0fp45j8kr0");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.107");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.43");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.9");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "9.0.106")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "9.0.107", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "10.0.0", test_version_up: "10.1.43")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "10.1.43", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "11.0.0.M1", test_version_up: "11.0.9")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "11.0.9", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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