{"id":86497,"date":"2026-02-18T18:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:16:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-48988-allocation-of-resources-without-limits-or-throttling-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48988-allocation-of-resources-without-limits-or-throttling-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-48988: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Apache Tomcat servers from versions 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, and 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105 have been identified with a severe vulnerability. This vulnerability, classified under CVE-2025-48988, enables attackers to potentially compromise the system or lead to data leakage. It is therefore crucial for system administrators and security professionals to understand this threat and take prompt action to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-48988<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3796415806\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Apache Tomcat | 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7<br \/>\nApache Tomcat | 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41<br \/>\nApache Tomcat | 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability occurs due to an error in the allocation of resources without limits or throttling within Apache Tomcat. This could allow an attacker to send specially crafted requests to consume all available resources, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or even potential system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1502318228\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A potential exploitation might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/resourceIntensiveEndpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;resourceDemandingPayload&quot;: &quot;Repeatedly demanding high resource task&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudocode, `resourceIntensiveEndpoint` represents a vulnerable endpoint that doesn&#8217;t have proper resource allocation limits. The `resourceDemandingPayload` is designed to consume large amounts of system resources, leading to potential system compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Apache Tomcat servers from versions 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, and 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105 have been identified with a severe vulnerability. This vulnerability, classified under CVE-2025-48988, enables attackers to potentially compromise the system or lead to data leakage. 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