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TITLE:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition Tomcat Container
Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47473

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-01-10

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in IBM WebSphere Application Server
Community Edition, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the
Tomcat container and can be exploited to cause a crash by sending a
request with many parameters.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 1.1.0.1, 1.1.0.2, 2.1.0.1,
2.1.1.1 through 2.1.1.5, and 3.0.0.0.

SOLUTION:
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ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
IBM:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577274
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21575700

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