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CVE-2020-11996

Apache Apache Tomcat — A specially crafted sequence of HTTP/2 requests sent to Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M5, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.35 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.55 coul…
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  H    7.5   .2670   98.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product        Versions                  Fixed
  Apache Tomcat  10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M5 –  —
TIMELINE
  Apr 21  Reserved by apache
  Jun 26  Published (CNA: apache)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2020-11996 (Apache Tomcat). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.
CNA: apache · CVSS v3.1 · 24 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A specially crafted sequence of HTTP/2 requests sent to Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M5, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.35 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.55 could trigger high CPU usage for several seconds. If a sufficient number of such requests were made on concurrent HTTP/2 connections, the server could become unresponsive.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 21, 2020ReservedReserved by apache
June 26, 2020PublishedPublished (CNA: apache)
October 8, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2020-11996 (Apache Tomcat). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
ApacheApache Tomcat—10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M5—

References (24)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-11996 at cve.org

Vendors: apache

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