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Apache Tomcat 'UTF-8 Decoder' Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web Servers
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Apache Tomcat and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to improper handing of overflow in the UTF-8 decoder with supplementary characters.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M9 to 9.0.7 Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.30 Apache Tomcat 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.51 Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 to 7.0.86 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 9.0.8 or 8.5.31 or 8.0.52 or 7.0.90 or later. Please see the references for more information.