CVE-2020-13935

high
Published 2022-02-08 · Modified 2024-03-11
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
VIR risk
8.0

Description

The payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated in Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.36, 8.5.0 to 8.5.56 and 7.0.27 to 7.0.104. Invalid payload lengths could trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13935

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13935.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed9.0.37-1
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed9.0.37-1
debian debianbullseyefixed9.0.37-1
debian debianforkyfixed9.0.37-1
debian debiansidfixed9.0.37-1
debian debiantrixiefixed9.0.37-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
java Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=10.0.0-M1,<10.0.0-M710.0.0-M7
java Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=9.0.0.M1,<9.0.379.0.37
java Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=8.5.0,<8.5.578.5.57
java Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=7.0.27,<7.0.1057.0.105

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.