Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2006-7197
The AJP connector in Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 uses an incorrect length for chunks, which can cause a buffer over-read in the ajp_process_callback in mod_jk, which allows remote attackers to read portions of sensitive memory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.083 (94.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.083 · newest: 0.083 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 5.5.15
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28477 (vdb-entry)
- issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e06… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e85… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c6… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-7197?
- CVE-2006-7197 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Published 2007-04-25.
- Is CVE-2006-7197 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.