--- title: "CVE-2024-54677\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-54677?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2024-54677 Publication date 17 December 2024 Last updated 19 March 2026 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-54677?format=md#priority-reason ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **5.3 · Medium** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-54677?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the examples web application provided with Apache Tomcat leads to denial of service. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.9.97. 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 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-54677?format=md#notes) ### Why is this CVE low priority? DoS in example web application only. [Learn more about Ubuntu priority](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | tomcat6 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | tomcat7 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | tomcat10 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Ubuntu Pro | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | tomcat11 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | tomcat8 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | tomcat9 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable | | 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. 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[Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ## Notes --- ### [ebarretto](https://launchpad.net/~ebarretto) From Debian: Starting with 9.0.70-2 src:tomcat9 no longer ships the server stack, using that as the fixed version ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 5.3 · Medium * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | None | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | None | | Integrity impact | None | | Availability impact | Low | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 5.3 · Medium | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-54677) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54677) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-54677) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-54677) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-7705-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7705-1) + Tomcat vulnerabilities + 20 August 2025 ### Other references * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *