CVE-2016-6817

The HTTP/2 header parser in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.6 entered an infinite loop if a header was received that was larger than the available buffer. This made a denial of service attack possible.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Information

Published : 2017-08-10 22:29

Updated : 2023-12-08 16:41


NVD link : CVE-2016-6817

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6817

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6817


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Products Affected

apache

  • tomcat
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer