CVE-2023-44487 Affecting tomcat8 package, versions <8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Attacked
EPSS
94.43% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-TOMCAT8-5954868
  • published29 Apr 2025
  • disclosed10 Oct 2023

Introduced: 10 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-44487  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 tomcat8 to version 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat8 package and not the tomcat8 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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