CVE-2024-24549 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-8.5.4.jar

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CVE-2024-24549 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-8.5.4.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-core/8.5.4/tomcat-embed-core-8.5.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar - :x: **tomcat-embed-core-8.5.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Denial of Service due to improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP/2 requests in Apache Tomcat. When processing an HTTP/2 request, if the request exceeded any of the configured limits for headers, the associated HTTP/2 stream was not reset until after all of the headers had been processed.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue.

Publish Date: 2024-03-13

URL: CVE-2024-24549

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lists.apache.org/thread/4c50rmomhbbsdgfjsgwlb51xdwfjdcvg

Release Date: 2024-03-13

Fix Resolution (org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core): 8.5.99

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.1.0.RELEASE

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