7.5
High
CVE-2016-6817 The HTTP/2 header parser in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.6 entered an infinite loop if a…
Description
The HTTP/2 header parser in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.6 entered an infinite loop if a header was received that was larger than the available buffer. This made a denial of service attack possible.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat | Versions not published |
References
- 1037330 www.securitytracker.com
- [announce] 20161122 [SECURITY] CVE-2016-6817 Apache Tomcat Denial of Service lists.apache.org
- security.netapp.com security.netapp.com
- 94462 www.securityfocus.com
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [24/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [17/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [19/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ lists.apache.org
Timeline
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- Last modified
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