`CVE-2013-4286` Apache Tomcat

Affected software	Apache Tomcat
Severity	5.8 Medium CVSS 2.0
Fixed in	`6.0.39`, `7.0.47`, `8.0.0-RC3`
Weakness	Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Published	26 Feb 2014
Updated	9 Oct 2026

Description

Apache Tomcat before 6.0.39, 7.x before 7.0.47, and 8.x before 8.0.0-RC3, when an HTTP connector or AJP connector is used, does not properly handle certain inconsistent HTTP request headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger incorrect identification of a request's length and conduct request-smuggling attacks via (1) multiple Content-Length headers or (2) a Content-Length header and a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-2090.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 12 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 16% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

Protection none
Action not pursued none
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Decided by

Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding

A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2016 ↗	CPU	2016-Q4	Oracle Communications Applications / Tomcat (9.7.3, 9.9.1, 10.4.1, 12.1.1 and earlier)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2015 ↗	CPU	2015-Q2	Oracle Fusion Middleware / Tomcat (11.1.2.1.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2015 ↗	CPU	2015-Q1	Oracle Fusion Middleware / BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) (10.1.3.4.2, 11.1.1.7)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2014 ↗	CPU	2014-Q3	Oracle Virtualization / Apache Tomcat (4.63, 4.71, 5.0, 5.1) Oracle's note: This fix also addresses CVE-2013-4322, CVE-2014-0050, CVE-2014-0075, CVE-2014-0096, CVE-2014-0099 and CVE-2014-0119.

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2016 ↗

CPU

2016-Q4

Oracle Communications Applications / Tomcat (9.7.3, 9.9.1, 10.4.1, 12.1.1 and earlier)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2015 ↗

CPU

2015-Q2

Oracle Fusion Middleware / Tomcat (11.1.2.1.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2015 ↗

CPU

2015-Q1

Oracle Fusion Middleware / BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) (10.1.3.4.2, 11.1.1.7)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2014 ↗

CPU

2014-Q3

Oracle Virtualization / Apache Tomcat (4.63, 4.71, 5.0, 5.1)
Oracle's note: This fix also addresses CVE-2013-4322, CVE-2014-0050, CVE-2014-0075, CVE-2014-0096, CVE-2014-0099 and CVE-2014-0119.

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Communications Applications	Tomcat	9.7.3, 9.9.1, 10.4.1, 12.1.1 and earlier	9.7.3 · 9.9.1 · 10.4.1
Oracle Fusion Middleware	BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)	10.1.3.4.2, 11.1.1.7	10.1.3.4.2 · 11.1.1.7
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Tomcat	11.1.2.1.0	11.1.2.1.0
Oracle Virtualization	Apache Tomcat	4.63, 4.71, 5.0, 5.1	4.63 · 4.71 · 5.0 · 5.1

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Communications Applications

Tomcat

9.7.3, 9.9.1, 10.4.1, 12.1.1 and earlier

9.7.3 · 9.9.1 · 10.4.1

Oracle Fusion Middleware

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)

10.1.3.4.2, 11.1.1.7

10.1.3.4.2 · 11.1.1.7

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Tomcat

11.1.2.1.0

Oracle Virtualization

Apache Tomcat

4.63, 4.71, 5.0, 5.1

4.63 · 4.71 · 5.0 · 5.1

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 0 6.0.39 unbounded

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.0 7.0.47 unbounded

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 8.0.0-RC1 8.0.0-RC3 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat`	0	`6.0.39`	unbounded
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat`	7.0.0	`7.0.47`	unbounded
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat`	8.0.0-RC1	`8.0.0-RC3`	unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 186 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	apache	tomcat	generic	1.1.3 · 3.0 · 3.1 · 3.1.1 · 3.2 · 3.2.1 · 3.2.2 · 3.2.2:beta2 · 3.2.3 · 3.2.4 · 3.3 · 3.3.1 · 3.3.1a · 3.3.2 · 4 · 4.0.0 · 4.0.1 · 4.0.2 · 4.0.3 · 4.0.4 · 4.0.5 · 4.0.6 · 4.1.0 · 4.1.1 · 4.1.2 · 4.1.3 · 4.1.3:beta · 4.1.9:beta · 4.1.10 · 4.1.12 · 4.1.15 · 4.1.24 · 4.1.28 · 4.1.29 · 4.1.31 · 4.1.36 · 5 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.0.2 · 5.0.3 · 5.0.4 · 5.0.5 · 5.0.6 · 5.0.7 · 5.0.8 · 5.0.9 · 5.0.10 · 5.0.11 · 5.0.12 · 5.0.13 · 5.0.14 · 5.0.15 · 5.0.16 · 5.0.17 · 5.0.18 · 5.0.19 · 5.0.21 · 5.0.22 · 5.0.23 · 5.0.24 · 5.0.25 · 5.0.26 · 5.0.27 · 5.0.28 · 5.0.29 · 5.0.30 · 5.5.0 · 5.5.1 · 5.5.2 · 5.5.3 · 5.5.4 · 5.5.5 · 5.5.6 · 5.5.7 · 5.5.8 · 5.5.9 · 5.5.10 · 5.5.11 · 5.5.12 · 5.5.13 · 5.5.14 · 5.5.15 · 5.5.16 · 5.5.17 · 5.5.18 · 5.5.19 · 5.5.20 · 5.5.21 · 5.5.22 · 5.5.23 · 5.5.24 · 5.5.25 · 5.5.26 · 5.5.27 · 5.5.28 · 5.5.29 · 5.5.30 · 5.5.31 · 5.5.32 · 5.5.33 · 5.5.34 · 5.5.35 · 6 · 6.0 · 6.0.0 · 6.0.0:alpha · 6.0.1 · 6.0.1:alpha · 6.0.2 · 6.0.2:alpha · 6.0.2:beta · 6.0.3 · 6.0.10 · 6.0.11 · 6.0.12 · 6.0.13 · 6.0.14 · 6.0.15 · 6.0.16 · 6.0.17 · 6.0.18 · 6.0.19 · 6.0.20 · 6.0.24 · 6.0.26 · 6.0.27 · 6.0.28 · 6.0.29 · 6.0.30 · 6.0.31 · 6.0.32 · 6.0.33 · 6.0.35 · 6.0.36 · ≤ 6.0.37 · 7.0.0 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.1 · 7.0.2 · 7.0.2:beta · 7.0.3 · 7.0.4 · 7.0.4:beta · 7.0.10 · 7.0.11 · 7.0.12 · 7.0.13 · 7.0.14 · 7.0.15 · 7.0.16 · 7.0.17 · 7.0.18 · 7.0.19 · 7.0.20 · 7.0.21 · 7.0.22 · 7.0.23 · 7.0.24 · 7.0.25 · 7.0.26 · 7.0.27 · 7.0.28 · 7.0.29 · 7.0.30 · 7.0.31 · 7.0.32 · 7.0.33 · 7.0.34 · 7.0.35 · 7.0.36 · 7.0.37 · 7.0.38 · 7.0.39 · 7.0.40 · 7.0.41 · 7.0.42 · 7.0.43 · 7.0.44 · 7.0.45 · 7.0.46 · 8.0.0:rc1 · 8.0.0:rc2
osv	org.apache.tomcat	tomcat	generic	＜ 6.0.39 · ≥ 7.0.0 and ＜ 7.0.47 · ≥ 8.0.0 and ＜ 8.0.0

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

apache

tomcat

generic

1.1.3 · 3.0 · 3.1 · 3.1.1 · 3.2 · 3.2.1 · 3.2.2 · 3.2.2:beta2 · 3.2.3 · 3.2.4 · 3.3 · 3.3.1 · 3.3.1a · 3.3.2 · 4 · 4.0.0 · 4.0.1 · 4.0.2 · 4.0.3 · 4.0.4 · 4.0.5 · 4.0.6 · 4.1.0 · 4.1.1 · 4.1.2 · 4.1.3 · 4.1.3:beta · 4.1.9:beta · 4.1.10 · 4.1.12 · 4.1.15 · 4.1.24 · 4.1.28 · 4.1.29 · 4.1.31 · 4.1.36 · 5 · 5.0.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.0.2 · 5.0.3 · 5.0.4 · 5.0.5 · 5.0.6 · 5.0.7 · 5.0.8 · 5.0.9 · 5.0.10 · 5.0.11 · 5.0.12 · 5.0.13 · 5.0.14 · 5.0.15 · 5.0.16 · 5.0.17 · 5.0.18 · 5.0.19 · 5.0.21 · 5.0.22 · 5.0.23 · 5.0.24 · 5.0.25 · 5.0.26 · 5.0.27 · 5.0.28 · 5.0.29 · 5.0.30 · 5.5.0 · 5.5.1 · 5.5.2 · 5.5.3 · 5.5.4 · 5.5.5 · 5.5.6 · 5.5.7 · 5.5.8 · 5.5.9 · 5.5.10 · 5.5.11 · 5.5.12 · 5.5.13 · 5.5.14 · 5.5.15 · 5.5.16 · 5.5.17 · 5.5.18 · 5.5.19 · 5.5.20 · 5.5.21 · 5.5.22 · 5.5.23 · 5.5.24 · 5.5.25 · 5.5.26 · 5.5.27 · 5.5.28 · 5.5.29 · 5.5.30 · 5.5.31 · 5.5.32 · 5.5.33 · 5.5.34 · 5.5.35 · 6 · 6.0 · 6.0.0 · 6.0.0:alpha · 6.0.1 · 6.0.1:alpha · 6.0.2 · 6.0.2:alpha · 6.0.2:beta · 6.0.3 · 6.0.10 · 6.0.11 · 6.0.12 · 6.0.13 · 6.0.14 · 6.0.15 · 6.0.16 · 6.0.17 · 6.0.18 · 6.0.19 · 6.0.20 · 6.0.24 · 6.0.26 · 6.0.27 · 6.0.28 · 6.0.29 · 6.0.30 · 6.0.31 · 6.0.32 · 6.0.33 · 6.0.35 · 6.0.36 · ≤ 6.0.37 · 7.0.0 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.1 · 7.0.2 · 7.0.2:beta · 7.0.3 · 7.0.4 · 7.0.4:beta · 7.0.10 · 7.0.11 · 7.0.12 · 7.0.13 · 7.0.14 · 7.0.15 · 7.0.16 · 7.0.17 · 7.0.18 · 7.0.19 · 7.0.20 · 7.0.21 · 7.0.22 · 7.0.23 · 7.0.24 · 7.0.25 · 7.0.26 · 7.0.27 · 7.0.28 · 7.0.29 · 7.0.30 · 7.0.31 · 7.0.32 · 7.0.33 · 7.0.34 · 7.0.35 · 7.0.36 · 7.0.37 · 7.0.38 · 7.0.39 · 7.0.40 · 7.0.41 · 7.0.42 · 7.0.43 · 7.0.44 · 7.0.45 · 7.0.46 · 8.0.0:rc1 · 8.0.0:rc2

osv

org.apache.tomcat

tomcat

generic

＜ 6.0.39 · ≥ 7.0.0 and ＜ 7.0.47 · ≥ 8.0.0 and ＜ 8.0.0

Earlier manual review

A reviewer classified this CVE in an older dataset. We kept the labels and products below, but not the reviewer's reasoning.

## Manual Classification Context **Labels:** HTTP, SEE NOTE 4, MULTIPLE, BI PUBLISHER SECURITY, NO AUTH REMOTE EXPLOIT, APACHE TOMCAT, TOMCAT **Products:** ORACLE SECURE GLOBAL DESKTOP (SGD), ORACLE VIRTUALIZATION, ORACLE GOLDENGATE MONITOR, TOMCAT, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, ORACLE FUSION MIDDLEWARE, BI PUBLISHER (FORMERLY XML PUBLISHER), ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY MANAGEMENT

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/41b90b6ebc3e7f898a5a87d197ddf63790d33315	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/7c040003f1387795356605566be7870cf70e05dc	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/bcce3e4997a4ed06fe03e2517443f3ad8ade2dfa	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d0b3e252eb168fafbfb4c3efc16d4192fc8fad6c	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/ff00954b78e6484e40f323c0cef2e6d95c2882b9	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20141230041748/http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20160317145515/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20160729061926/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65773	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20161014054543/http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20161014054838/http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677147	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2014-02-26	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-10-09	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2014-02-26

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-10-09

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (5 of 24 rules ran)

5 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched Outside Waratek scope Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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