CVE-2020-13935
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-13935 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | apache |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-07-14 15:15:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-25 16:28:27 UTC |
| Description | The payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated in Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.36, 8.5.0 to 8.5.56 and 7.0.27 to 7.0.104. Invalid payload lengths could trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.866080000 probability, percentile 0.997220000 (date 2026-08-25)
Problem Types: CWE-835 | Denial of Service
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 10.0.0 | milestone1 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 10.0.0 | milestone2 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 10.0.0 | milestone3 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 10.0.0 | milestone4 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 10.0.0 | milestone5 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 10.0.0 | milestone6 | 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 | milestone12 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone13 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone14 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone15 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone16 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone17 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone18 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone19 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone2 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone20 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone21 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone22 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone23 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone24 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone25 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone26 | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | milestone27 | 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 | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Apache | Tomcat | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_3 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_4 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_5 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_6 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_7 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.10.0 | update_8 | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Oncommand System Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Agile Engineering Data Management | 6.2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Agile Product Lifecycle Management | 9.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Agile Product Lifecycle Management | 9.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Agile Product Lifecycle Management | 9.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Blockchain Platform | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Commerce Guided Search | 11.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Policy | 1.14.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Communications Instant Messaging Server | 10.0.1.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Fmw Platform | 12.2.1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Fmw Platform | 12.2.1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Instantis Enterprisetrack | 17.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Instantis Enterprisetrack | 17.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Instantis Enterprisetrack | 17.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Managed File Transfer | 12.2.1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Managed File Transfer | 12.2.1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql Enterprise Monitor | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Siebel Ui Framework | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Workload Manager | 12.2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Workload Manager | 18c | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Workload Manager | 19c | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Na | Apache Tomcat | affected Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.36, 8.5.0 to 8.5.56, 7.0.27 to 7.0.104 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2021 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-4596-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1102-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2021 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4727-1 tomcat9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| USN-4448-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| McAfee Security Bulletin - ePolicy Orchestrator update addresses multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-7317, CVE-2020-7318, CVE-2020-13935, CVE-2020-9484, CVE-2020-14621, CVE-2020-14573, CVE-2020-14578, CVE-2020-14579, CVE-2020-14581, CVE-2020-2754, CVE-2020-2755, CVE-2020-2756, CVE-2020-2757, CVE-2020-2764, CVE-2020-2773) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kc.mcafee.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1111-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2286-1] tomcat8 security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 20288 Oracle Database 19c Critical OJVM Patch Update - October 2020
- 20297 Oracle Database 18c Critical OJVM Patch Update - October 2020
- 20313 Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 Critical OJVM Patch Update - October 2020
- 240508 Red Hat Update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.2 (RHSA-2022:5459)
- 240511 Red Hat Update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.2 (RHSA-2022:5460)
- 296072 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 25.75.3 Missing (CPUJUL2020)
- 352286 Amazon Linux Security Update for tomcat7: AL2012-2020-326
- 355093 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat : ALAS2-2023-2047
- 356243 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat : ALASTOMCAT8.5-2023-013
- 356298 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat : ALASTOMCAT9-2023-008
- 377205 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for tomcat (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0116)
- 690453 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for apache tomcat (6a72eff7-ccd6-11ea-9172-4c72b94353b5)