CVE-2020-13935

Public on 2020-07-14
Modified on 2023-05-05
Description

A flaw was found in Apache Tomcat, where the payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated. Invalid payload lengths could trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core tomcat 2023-05-11 17:49 ALAS2-2023-2047
Amazon Linux 2 - Tomcat8.5 Extra tomcat 2023-08-21 20:58 ALAS2TOMCAT8.5-2023-013
Amazon Linux 2 - Tomcat9 Extra tomcat 2023-08-21 20:58 ALAS2TOMCAT9-2023-008
Amazon Linux 1 tomcat8 2020-07-27 23:58 ALAS-2020-1409

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H