high
7.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-5650

First published: Mon Apr 17 2017(Updated: )

In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M18 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.12, the handling of an HTTP/2 GOAWAY frame for a connection did not close streams associated with that connection that were currently waiting for a WINDOW_UPDATE before allowing the application to write more data. These waiting streams each consumed a thread. A malicious client could therefore construct a series of HTTP/2 requests that would consume all available processing threads.

Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org security@apache.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=8.5.0<=8.5.12
8.5.13
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=9.0.0.M1<=9.0.0.M18
9.0.0.M19
Tomcat=8.5.0
Tomcat=8.5.1
Tomcat=8.5.2
Tomcat=8.5.3
Tomcat=8.5.4
Tomcat=8.5.5
Tomcat=8.5.6
Tomcat=8.5.7
Tomcat=8.5.8
Tomcat=8.5.9
Tomcat=8.5.10
Tomcat=8.5.11
Tomcat=8.5.12
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone1
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone10
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone11
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone12
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone13
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone14
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone15
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone16
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone17
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone18
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone2
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone3
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone4
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone5
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone6
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone7
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone8
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone9
Tomcat=9.0.0-m1
Tomcat=9.0.0-m10
Tomcat=9.0.0-m11
Tomcat=9.0.0-m12
Tomcat=9.0.0-m13
Tomcat=9.0.0-m14
Tomcat=9.0.0-m15
Tomcat=9.0.0-m16
Tomcat=9.0.0-m17
Tomcat=9.0.0-m18
Tomcat=9.0.0-m2
Tomcat=9.0.0-m3
Tomcat=9.0.0-m4
Tomcat=9.0.0-m5
Tomcat=9.0.0-m6
Tomcat=9.0.0-m7
Tomcat=9.0.0-m8
Tomcat=9.0.0-m9

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-5650?

    CVE-2017-5650 has a medium severity rating due to potential denial of service vulnerabilities affecting Apache Tomcat.

  • How do I fix CVE-2017-5650?

    To fix CVE-2017-5650, upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 8.5.13 or 9.0.0.M19 or later.

  • What versions of Apache Tomcat are affected by CVE-2017-5650?

    CVE-2017-5650 affects Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M18 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.12.

  • Can CVE-2017-5650 cause denial of service attacks?

    Yes, CVE-2017-5650 can lead to denial of service conditions by not properly handling certain HTTP/2 frames.

  • Is it necessary to update if I am using an affected version of Tomcat?

    Yes, it is essential to update to a non-affected version to mitigate the vulnerabilities described in CVE-2017-5650.

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