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CVE-2016-6817

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 7.19%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Apache. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-6817
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
7.19%
Apache

Original NVD Description

The HTTP/2 header parser in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.6 entered an infinite loop if a header was received that was larger than the available buffer. This made a denial of service attack possible.

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