CVE-2020-10705
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was discovered in Undertow in versions before Undertow 2.1.1.Final where certain requests to the "Expect: 100-continue" header may cause an out of memory error. This flaw may potentially lead to a denial of service.
cvss
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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 (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2_EL6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2_el6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2_EL7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2_el7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2_EL8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2_el8
- redhat jboss enterprise application platformall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat openshift application runtimesall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2123Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-05-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Cross-Site-Angriff durchzuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- GHSA-g4cp-h53p-v3v8Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Undertow2021-04-30ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was discovered in Undertow in versions before Undertow 2.1.1.Final where certain requests to the "Expect: 100-continue" header may cause an out of memory error. This flaw may potentially lead to a denial of service.
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://undertow.io/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48829cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1803241cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10705cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157642/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-2058-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158532/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-2905-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159015/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3585-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0014/cnnvd
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