CVEs-PoC/2016/CVE-2016-6817.md

### [CVE-2016-6817](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6817)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Apache%20Tomcat&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=8.5.0%20to%208.5.6%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=9.0.0.M1%20to%209.0.0.M11%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Denial%20of%20Service&color=brightgreen)

### Description

The HTTP/2 header parser in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.6 entered an infinite loop if a header was received that was larger than the available buffer. This made a denial of service attack possible.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/RedHatProductSecurity/rhsecapi
- https://github.com/auditt7708/rhsecapi
- https://github.com/ilmari666/cybsec
- https://github.com/m3n0sd0n4ld/uCVE