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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.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
10 Aug 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone11
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone10
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone9
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone8
All 18 release lines
  • Version 8.5.0
  • Version 8.5.1
  • Version 8.5.2
  • Version 8.5.3
  • Version 8.5.4
  • Version 8.5.5
  • Version 8.5.6
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone1
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone2
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone3
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone4
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone5
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone6
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone7
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone8
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone9
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone10
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone11

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6817
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6817