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CVE-2020-17527

Apache Tomcat: Request header mix-up between HTTP/2 streams

Published: Dec 3, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
24.6%
Top 2.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

While investigating bug 64830 it was discovered that Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M9, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.39 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.59 could re-use an HTTP request header value from the previous stream received on an HTTP/2 connection for the request associated with the subsequent stream. While this would most likely lead to an error and the closure of the HTTP/2 connection, it is possible that information could leak between requests.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
tomcatapache
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
element plug-innetappHardware Firmware
oncommand system managernetappHardware Firmware
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce5ac9a40173651d540babce59f6f3825f12c6d4e886ba00823b11e5%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8a227ac6a755a6406c1cc47dd48800e973d4cf13fe7fe68ac59c679c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa0e9ad388c1e6fd1e301b5e080f9439f64cb4178119a86a4801cc53%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Dec 3, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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