Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting tomcat-admin-webapps package, versions <9.0.10-3.7.1


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.83% (89th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES150-TOMCATADMINWEBAPPS-2760099
  • published 14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 28 Nov 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 tomcat-admin-webapps to version 9.0.10-3.7.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-admin-webapps package and not the tomcat-admin-webapps package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

An improper handing of overflow in the UTF-8 decoder with supplementary characters can lead to an infinite loop in the decoder causing a Denial of Service. Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M9 to 9.0.7, 8.5.0 to 8.5.30, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.51, and 7.0.28 to 7.0.86.

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