GHSA-43v2-6grp-9pp9: tomcat fixed in 7.0.8 and 6.0.32

GHSA-43v2-6grp-9pp9 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Apache Tomcat does not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

tomcat is fixed in 7.0.8 and 6.0.32 (Maven Central)

Apache Tomcat does not enforce the maxHttpHeaderSize limit

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat	Maven Central	7.0.8, 6.0.32

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Maven	org.apache.tomcat:tomcat	6.0.0, 7.0.0

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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