CVE-2016-8747
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.071 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An information disclosure issue was discovered in Apache Tomcat 8.5.7 to 8.5.9 and 9.0.0.M11 to 9.0.0.M15 in reverse-proxy configurations. Http11InputBuffer.java allows remote attackers to read data that was intended to be associated with a different request.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (8)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-fjwp-r6fm-q6qwApache Tomcat allows remote attackers to read data that was intended to be associated with a different request2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
An information disclosure issue was discovered in Apache Tomcat 8.5.7 to 8.5.9 and 9.0.0.M11 to 9.0.0.M15 in reverse-proxy configurations. Http11InputBuffer.java allows remote attackers to read data that was intended to be associated with a different request.
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references (34)
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- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1774161cnnvd
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1774166cnnvd
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.htmlcnnvd
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96895cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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