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CVE-2017-6056
CVE-2017-6056
PUBLISHED
It was discovered that a programming error in the processing of HTTPS requests in the Apache Tomcat servlet and JSP engine may result in denial of service via an infinite loop. The denial of service is easily achievable as a consequence of backporting a CVE-2016-6816 fix but not backporting the fix for Tomcat bug 57544. Distributions affected by this backporting issue include Debian (before 7.0.56-3+deb8u8 and 8.0.14-1+deb8u7 in jessie) and Ubuntu.
EPSS 13.83% · 94.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
13.83%
94.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | tomcat6 | 0, 6.0.37-1, 6.0.39-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tomcat6 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1, 0, 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | tomcat7 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.9, 0, 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3 |
Timeline
- Feb 13, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 10, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 14, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6056 third-party-advisory
- https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57544 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3204-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6056 third-party-advisory