Vulnerability identifier: #VU20992
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Server applications /
Web servers
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for SB2019020812 when processing HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can perform denial of service attack by not sending WINDOW_UPDATE messages for the connection window (stream 0).
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Apache Tomcat: 9.0.0 - 9.0.19, 8.5.0 - 8.5.39
External links
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/df1a2c1b87c8a6c500ecdbbaf134c7f1491c8d79d98b48c6b9f0fa6a@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.