Denial of service in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-6817
Published: November 22, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1185
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6817
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing HTTP/2 headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 header longer than available buffer and trigger infinite loop.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6817
Update to version 9.0.0.M13.