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.
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2017-08-10T22:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-10-15T19:01:10.556Z

Reserved: 2016-08-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6817

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:37.979Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-10T22:29:00.233

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:56:53.643

Link: CVE-2016-6817

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6817 - Bugzilla