#VU20992 Resource management error in Apache Tomcat


Published: 2019-09-10 | Updated: 2020-01-20

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: CVE-2019-10072

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


Q & A

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.


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