CVE-2016-6817

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. 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.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94462 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037330 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9f24571460af003071475b75f18cad81ebcc36fa7c876965a75e32a%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94462 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037330 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9f24571460af003071475b75f18cad81ebcc36fa7c876965a75e32a%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001/
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

21 Nov 2024, 02:56

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References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94462 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94462 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037330 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037330 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E - () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E -
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References () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E - () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E -
References () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001/ - () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001/ -

15 Oct 2024, 19:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-835

08 Dec 2023, 16:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m8:*:*:*:*:*:*		 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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07 Nov 2023, 02:34

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Information

Published : 2017-08-10 22:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-6817

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6817

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6817

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

  • tomcat
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')