| CVE ID | CVE-2019-10072 |
| CVSS SCORE | 5.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Apache |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Tomcat |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on vulnerable installations of Apache Tomcat. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of HTTP2 requests. A crafted HTTP2 request can create a deadlock on a worker thread. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Apache has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | John Simpson of Trend Micro Security Research |
