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CVE-2017-6056

UnknownEPSS 7.49%

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CVE-2017-6056 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. It was discovered that a programming error in the processing of HTTPS requests in the Apache Tomcat servlet and JSP engine may result in denial of service via an infinite loop. The denial of service is easily achievable as a consequence of backporting a CVE-2016-6816 fix but not backporting the fix for Tomcat bug 57544. EPSS estimates a 7.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

It was discovered that a programming error in the processing of HTTPS requests in the Apache Tomcat servlet and JSP engine may result in denial of service via an infinite loop. The denial of service is easily achievable as a consequence of backporting a CVE-2016-6816 fix but not backporting the fix for Tomcat bug 57544. Distributions affected by this backporting issue include Debian (before 7.0.56-3+deb8u8 and 8.0.14-1+deb8u7 in jessie) and Ubuntu.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
7.49%

93.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux12.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04
DebianDebian Linux8.0

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Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-6056?
It was discovered that a programming error in the processing of HTTPS requests in the Apache Tomcat servlet and JSP engine may result in denial of service via an infinite loop. The denial of service is easily achievable as a consequence of backporting a CVE-2016-6816 fix but not backporting the fix for Tomcat bug 57544. Distributions affected by this backporting issue include Debian (before 7.0.56-3+deb8u8 and 8.0.14-1+deb8u7 in jessie) and Ubuntu.
How severe is CVE-2017-6056?
Severity scoring for CVE-2017-6056 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 7.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6056?
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Source: NVD / NIST