Security restrictions bypass in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2017-7675
Published: October 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8698
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7675
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted URL and bypass security restraints to conduct further attacks.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted URL and bypass security restraints to conduct further attacks.
Affected software
Apache Tomcat
Debian Linux
Dell Support Assist Enterprise
IBM Algo One Core
Debian Linux
Dell Support Assist Enterprise
IBM Algo One Core
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7675
Update to version 8.5.16.
Dell Support Assist Enterprise - update to 4.00.06.00