CVE-2020-11996

Affected: 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 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.

USN-4596-1 — tomcat9 vulnerabilities

Affected: Ubuntu:20.04:LTS: tomcat9

It was discovered that Tomcat did not properly manage HTTP/2 streams. An attacker could possibly use this to cause Tomcat to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-11996)

It was discovered that Tomcat did not properly release the HTTP/1.1 processor after the upgrade to HTTP/2. An attacker could possibly use this to generate an OutOfMemoryException, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-13934)

It was discovered that Tomcat did not properly validate the payload length in a WebSocket frame. An attacker could possibly use this to trigger an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-13935)

It was discovered that Tomcat did not properly deserialize untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-9484)

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CVE-2020-11996

USN-4596-1 — tomcat9 vulnerabilities