{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28709","details":"The fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete for Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M2 to 11.0.0-M4, 10.1.5 to 10.1.7, 9.0.71 to 9.0.73 and 8.5.85 to 8.5.87. If non-default HTTP       connector settings were used such that the maxParameterCount could be reached using query string parameters and a request was       submitted that supplied exactly maxParameterCount parameters in the query string, the limit for uploaded request parts could be bypassed with the potential for a denial of service to occur.","modified":"2026-06-01T17:15:09.923323529Z","published":"2023-05-22T11:15:00Z","withdrawn":"2026-06-01T17:07:25Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-28709"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28709"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/7wvxonzwb7k9hx9jt3q33cmy7j97jo3j"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28709"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tomcat10","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat10?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["10.1.10-1","10.1.14-1","10.1.15-1","10.1.16-1","10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2","10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libtomcat10-embed-java","binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"},{"binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"libtomcat10-java"},{"binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"tomcat10"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-admin","binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-common","binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-docs","binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-examples","binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-user","binary_version":"10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28709.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tomcat10","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat10?arch=source&distro=questing"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["10.1.35-1","10.1.40-1","10.1.40-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1","binary_name":"libtomcat10-embed-java"},{"binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1","binary_name":"libtomcat10-java"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-admin","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-common","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-docs","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-examples","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-user","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28709.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tomcat11","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat11?arch=source&distro=questing"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["11.0.6-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libtomcat11-embed-java","binary_version":"11.0.6-1"},{"binary_version":"11.0.6-1","binary_name":"libtomcat11-java"},{"binary_name":"tomcat11","binary_version":"11.0.6-1"},{"binary_version":"11.0.6-1","binary_name":"tomcat11-admin"},{"binary_version":"11.0.6-1","binary_name":"tomcat11-common"},{"binary_version":"11.0.6-1","binary_name":"tomcat11-docs"},{"binary_name":"tomcat11-examples","binary_version":"11.0.6-1"},{"binary_version":"11.0.6-1","binary_name":"tomcat11-user"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28709.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tomcat10","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat10?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["10.1.40-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1","binary_name":"libtomcat10-embed-java"},{"binary_name":"libtomcat10-java","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1","binary_name":"tomcat10-admin"},{"binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1","binary_name":"tomcat10-common"},{"binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1","binary_name":"tomcat10-docs"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-examples","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"tomcat10-user","binary_version":"10.1.40-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28709.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tomcat11","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat11?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["11.0.6-1","11.0.11-1","11.0.15-1","11.0.18-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libtomcat11-embed-java","binary_version":"11.0.18-1"},{"binary_name":"libtomcat11-java","binary_version":"11.0.18-1"},{"binary_version":"11.0.18-1","binary_name":"tomcat11"},{"binary_name":"tomcat11-admin","binary_version":"11.0.18-1"},{"binary_version":"11.0.18-1","binary_name":"tomcat11-common"},{"binary_name":"tomcat11-docs","binary_version":"11.0.18-1"},{"binary_name":"tomca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