UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13935
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 2
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Published: 14 Jul 2020, 15:15
Last modified:04 Jun 2026, 12:45
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100 CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
14 Jul 2020, 15:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Jun 2026, 12:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•tomcat7
all
- ubuntu•tomcat8
< 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13 | all
- ubuntu•tomcat9
all | < 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.1
References (6)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13935
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/14/3
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd48c72bd3255bda87564d4da3791517c074d94f8a701f93b85752651%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4448-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4596-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13935