CVE-2024-54677

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.

This vulnerability does not affect core Apache Tomcat server components (tomcat-catalina, tomcat-coyote, tomcat-embed-core, etc.). Removing the webapps/examples/ directory in production environments, as recommended by the Apache Tomcat Security Considerations documentation, eliminates the attack surface entirely.

Crafted input forces the application to consume excessive CPU, memory, or other resources, degrading or denying service. Typical impact: denial of service.

CVE-2024-54677 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Low). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (11.0.2, 10.1.34, 9.0.98); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Kodem intelligence

1. What is CVE-2024-54677? CVE-2024-54677 is a low-severity uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (maven), affecting versions >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100. It is fixed in 11.0.2, 10.1.34, 9.0.98. Crafted input forces the application to consume excessive CPU, memory, or other resources, degrading or denying service.
2. How severe is CVE-2024-54677? CVE-2024-54677 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Low). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-54677?
   • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (maven) (versions >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100)
   • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven) (versions >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.2)
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2024-54677? Yes. CVE-2024-54677 is fixed in 11.0.2, 10.1.34, 9.0.98. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2024-54677 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-54677 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2024-54677 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2024-54677?
   • Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 11.0.2 or later
   • Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 10.1.34 or later
   • Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 9.0.98 or later