Findings

CVE-2014-0227

java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle atte…

Published Feb 16, 2015 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · apache tomcat

java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer coding.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 16, 2015 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by streaming data with malformed chunked transfer

Affected

  • cpe apache/tomcat6.0.0
  • cpe apache/tomcat6.0.1
  • cpe apache/tomcat6.0.2
  • cpe apache/tomcat6.0.3

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2014-0227

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2014-0227

    java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.42, 7.x before 7.0.55, and 8.x before 8.0.9 does not properly handle attempts to continue reading data after an error has occurred, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2014-0227 · ZeroDay Findings