CVE-2024-38286

A vulnerability was found in Tomcat. Under certain configurations on any platform, this flaw allows an attacker to cause an OutOfMemoryError by abusing the TLS handshake process.

CVE-2024-38286 represents an important security issue due to its potential to cause an OutOfMemoryError through the exploitation of the TLS handshake process in Apache Tomcat. This vulnerability specifically impacts configurations using TLS 1.3, which is increasingly adopted for secure communications. The ability for an attacker to trigger an OutOfMemoryError can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, effectively rendering the application or server inoperable.

The issue only affects configurations that utilize TLS 1.3.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.