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 the latest available versionUpgrade Apache Tomcat to 7.0.73Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 9.0.0Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 8.0.39Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 8.5.8Upgrade 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-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2.5-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-el-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsvc | 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 tomcat8Upgrade tomcat7Upgrade tomcat | Jan 8, 2017 | Jan 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-api | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat-8/tomcat-admin to version 8.5.9-0.175.3.16.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade 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-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 to version 6.0.48-0.175.3.16.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat6-el-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2.5-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat | 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-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat6-el-2.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat-libNo solution existsUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2.5-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-admin-webapps | Mar 19, 2017 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4_0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3_1-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2_2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2_1-apiUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-el-2_2-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2_5-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2_3-api | Dec 11, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tomcat7Upgrade libservlet2.5-javaUpgrade libtomcat7-javaUpgrade libtomcat8-javaUpgrade libtomcat6-javaUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat8 | Jan 24, 2017 | Dec 1, 2016 |
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