| VID |
22893 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
WWW |
| Detailed Description |
According to its self-reported version number, the Apache Tomcat instance listening on the remote host is 8.5.x prior to 8.5.31. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:
- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in Tomcat due to improper overflow handling in the UTF-8 decoder. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to cause an infinite loop in the decoder, leading to a denial of service condition.
* References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.31
* Platforms Affected:
Apache Tomcat Server versions 8.5.x prior to 8.5.31
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Tomcat Server (8.5.31 or later), available from the Apache Software Foundation download site, http://tomcat.apache.org/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2018-1336 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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