CVE-2016-6817

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6817
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-10 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-08 16:41:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m10 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m11 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m6 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m7 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m8 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m9 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone10 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone11 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone6 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone7 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone8 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone9 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m10 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m11 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m6 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m7 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m8 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m9 All All

References

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Apache Tomcat CVE-2016-6817 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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Apache Tomcat HTTP/2 Header Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
November 2016 Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
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