CVE-2017-6056

tomcat: Infinite loop in the processing of https requests

Published Feb 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
It was discovered that a programming error in the processing of HTTPS requests in the Apache Tomcat servlet and JSP engine may result in denial of service via an infinite loop. The denial of service is easily achievable as a consequence of backporting a CVE-2016-6816 fix but not backporting the fix for Tomcat bug 57544. Distributions affected by this backporting issue include Debian (before 7.0.56-3+deb8u8 and 8.0.14-1+deb8u7 in jessie) and Ubuntu.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-823-2 tomcat7 regression update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3204-1 Tomcat vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:18 PM
Reserved
Feb 16, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 17, 2017, 7:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 6, 2015, 12:00 AM