Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat_native

CVE-2017-15698

When parsing the AIA-Extension field of a client certificate, Apache Tomcat Native Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.14 and 1.1.23 to 1.1.34 did not correctly handle fields longer than 127 bytes. The result of the parsing error was to skip the OCSP c…

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.035 (88.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15698?
CVE-2017-15698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat_native, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-15698?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.