The code in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.6, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.38, 7.0.0 to 7.0.72, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.47 that parsed the HTTP request line permitted invalid characters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack and/or obtain sensitive information from requests other then their own.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat7Upgrade tomcat8 | Dec 16, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Apache Tomcat | — | Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 7.0.73Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 9.0.0Upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest available versionUpgrade Apache Tomcat to 8.5.8Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 8.0.39Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 6.0.48 | Mar 20, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2.5-apiUpgrade tomcat6-el-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-javadoc | Mar 20, 2017 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tomcat7Upgrade tomcat6 | Dec 19, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat7Upgrade tomcat8 | Jan 8, 2017 | Jan 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webapps | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat-8 to version 8.5.9-0.175.3.16.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat to version 6.0.48-0.175.3.16.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat-8/tomcat-examples to version 8.5.9-0.175.3.16.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat/tomcat-examples to version 6.0.48-0.175.3.16.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat-8/tomcat-admin to version 8.5.9-0.175.3.16.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2.5-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat6-el-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-api | Mar 18, 2017 | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | Upgrade Red Hat JBoss EAP to the latest version | Sep 19, 2024 | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat6-el-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-webappsNo solution existsUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat6-servlet-2.5-apiUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-api | Mar 19, 2017 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2_5-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2_3-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2_2-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4_0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2_1-apiUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat-servlet-3_1-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-2_2-api | Dec 11, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libservlet2.5-javaUpgrade libtomcat8-javaUpgrade tomcat7Upgrade libtomcat7-javaUpgrade libtomcat6-javaUpgrade tomcat8Upgrade tomcat6 | Jan 24, 2017 | Dec 1, 2016 |
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