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CVE-2017-5664 Apache Tomcat

Affected softwareApache Tomcat
Severity7.5 High CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Fixed in9.0.0.M21, 8.5.15, 8.0.44, 7.0.78
WeaknessCWE-755
Published6 Jun 2017
Updated15 Oct 2026

Description

The error page mechanism of the Java Servlet Specification requires that, when an error occurs and an error page is configured for the error that occurred, the original request and response are forwarded to the error page. This means that the request is presented to the error page with the original HTTP method. If the error page is a static file, expected behaviour is to serve content of the file as if processing a GET request, regardless of the actual HTTP method. The Default Servlet in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M20, 8.5.0 to 8.5.14, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.43 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.77 did not do this. Depending on the original request this could lead to unexpected and undesirable results for static error pages including, if the DefaultServlet is configured to permit writes, the replacement or removal of the custom error page. Notes for other user provided error pages: (1) Unless explicitly coded otherwise, JSPs ignore the HTTP method. JSPs used as error pages must must ensure that they handle any error dispatch as a GET request, regardless of the actual method. (2) By default, the response generated by a Servlet does depend on the HTTP method. Custom Servlets used as error pages must ensure that they handle any error dispatch as a GET request, regardless of the actual method.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 9 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 17% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2019 ↗ CPU 2019-Q3 Oracle Communications Applications / Security (Apache Tomcat) (6.0, 6.1, 6.2)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2019 ↗ CPU 2019-Q2 Oracle Communications Applications / Security (Apache Tomcat) (10.0.1)
Oracle Communications Applications / Security (Apache Tomcat) (3.7.1, 3.8.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2018 ↗ CPU 2018-Q3 Oracle Retail Applications / OPT Server (Apache Tomcat) (2.1.132)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2018 ↗ CPU 2018-Q2 Oracle Enterprise Manager Products Suite / EM Plugin: General (Apache Tomcat) (12.1.0.4)
Oracle Retail Applications / Upgrade Install (Apache Tomcat) (5.0)
Oracle Siebel CRM / EAI (Apache Tomcat) (17.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2018 ↗ CPU 2018-Q1 Oracle Retail Applications / Web Services (Apache Tomcat) (10.8.x, 11.4.x)
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite / Folders, Files & Attachments (Apache Tomcat) (9.3.5, 9.3.6)
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite / Install (Apache Tomcat) (6.1.3, 6.2.0, 6.2.1)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 ↗ CPU 2017-Q4 Oracle Hospitality Applications / Base (Apache Tomcat) (4.2.0, 4.2.1)
Oracle MySQL / Monitoring: General (Apache Tomcat) (3.2.8.2223 and earlier, 3.3.4.3247 and earlier, 3.4.2.4181 and earlier)
Oracle Retail Applications / Retail (Apache Tomcat) (10.0.1, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.7.7, 10.8.0, 10.8.1)
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite / Install (Apache Tomcat) (6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Communications Applications Security (Apache Tomcat) 3.7.1, 3.8.0 3.7.1 · 3.8.0 · 6.0 · 6.1 · 6.2 · 10.0.1
Oracle Enterprise Manager Products Suite EM Plugin: General (Apache Tomcat) 12.1.0.4 12.1.0.4
Oracle Hospitality Applications Base (Apache Tomcat) 4.2.0, 4.2.1 4.2.0 · 4.2.1
Oracle MySQL Monitoring: General (Apache Tomcat) 3.2.8.2223 and earlier, 3.3.4.3247 and earlier, 3.4.2.4181 and earlier
Oracle Retail Applications OPT Server (Apache Tomcat) 2.1.132 2.1.132
Oracle Retail Applications Retail (Apache Tomcat) 10.0.1, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.7.7, 10.8.0, 10.8.1 10.0.1 · 10.5.0 · 10.6.0 · 10.7.7 · 10.8.0 · 10.8.1
Oracle Retail Applications Upgrade Install (Apache Tomcat) 5.0 5.0
Oracle Retail Applications Web Services (Apache Tomcat) 10.8.x, 11.4.x 10.8 · 11.4
Oracle Siebel CRM EAI (Apache Tomcat) 17.0 17.0
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Folders, Files & Attachments (Apache Tomcat) 9.3.5, 9.3.6 9.3.5 · 9.3.6
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Install (Apache Tomcat) 6.1.3, 6.2.0, 6.2.1 6.1.3 · 6.2.0 · 6.2.1 · 6.3.0 · 6.3.1 · 6.3.2 · 6.3.3 · 6.3.4 · 6.3.5 · 6.3.6 · 6.3.7

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 9.0.0.M1 9.0.0.M21 unbounded
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 8.5.0 8.5.15 unbounded
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 8.0.0 8.0.44 unbounded
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.0 7.0.78 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 165 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache tomcat generic 7.0.0 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.1 · 7.0.2 · 7.0.2:beta · 7.0.3 · 7.0.4 · 7.0.4:beta · 7.0.5 · 7.0.5:beta · 7.0.6 · 7.0.7 · 7.0.8 · 7.0.9 · 7.0.10 · 7.0.11 · 7.0.12 · 7.0.13 · 7.0.14 · 7.0.15 · 7.0.16 · 7.0.17 · 7.0.18 · 7.0.19 · 7.0.20 · 7.0.21 · 7.0.22 · 7.0.23 · 7.0.24 · 7.0.25 · 7.0.26 · 7.0.27 · 7.0.28 · 7.0.29 · 7.0.30 · 7.0.31 · 7.0.32 · 7.0.33 · 7.0.34 · 7.0.35 · 7.0.36 · 7.0.37 · 7.0.38 · 7.0.39 · 7.0.40 · 7.0.41 · 7.0.42 · 7.0.43 · 7.0.44 · 7.0.45 · 7.0.46 · 7.0.47 · 7.0.48 · 7.0.49 · 7.0.50 · 7.0.51 · 7.0.54 · 7.0.55 · 7.0.56 · 7.0.57 · 7.0.58 · 7.0.59 · 7.0.60 · 7.0.61 · 7.0.62 · 7.0.63 · 7.0.64 · 7.0.65 · 7.0.66 · 7.0.67 · 7.0.68 · 7.0.69 · 7.0.70 · 7.0.71 · 7.0.72 · 7.0.73 · 7.0.74 · 7.0.75 · 7.0.76 · 7.0.77 · 8.0.0:rc1 · 8.0.0:rc10 · 8.0.0:rc3 · 8.0.0:rc5 · 8.0.1 · 8.0.2 · 8.0.3 · 8.0.4 · 8.0.5 · 8.0.6 · 8.0.7 · 8.0.9 · 8.0.10 · 8.0.11 · 8.0.12 · 8.0.13 · 8.0.14 · 8.0.15 · 8.0.16 · 8.0.17 · 8.0.18 · 8.0.19 · 8.0.20 · 8.0.21 · 8.0.22 · 8.0.23 · 8.0.24 · 8.0.25 · 8.0.26 · 8.0.27 · 8.0.28 · 8.0.29 · 8.0.30 · 8.0.31 · 8.0.32 · 8.0.33 · 8.0.34 · 8.0.35 · 8.0.36 · 8.0.37 · 8.0.38 · 8.0.39 · 8.0.40 · 8.0.41 · 8.0.42 · 8.0.43 · 8.5.0 · 8.5.1 · 8.5.2 · 8.5.3 · 8.5.4 · 8.5.5 · 8.5.6 · 8.5.7 · 8.5.8 · 8.5.9 · 8.5.10 · 8.5.11 · 8.5.12 · 8.5.13 · 8.5.14 · 9.0.0:milestone1 · 9.0.0:milestone10 · 9.0.0:milestone11 · 9.0.0:milestone12 · 9.0.0:milestone13 · 9.0.0:milestone14 · 9.0.0:milestone15 · 9.0.0:milestone16 · 9.0.0:milestone17 · 9.0.0:milestone18 · 9.0.0:milestone19 · 9.0.0:milestone2 · 9.0.0:milestone20 · 9.0.0:milestone3 · 9.0.0:milestone4 · 9.0.0:milestone5 · 9.0.0:milestone6 · 9.0.0:milestone7 · 9.0.0:milestone8 · 9.0.0:milestone9
osv org.apache.tomcat tomcat generic ≥ 7.0.0 and < 7.0.78 · ≥ 8.0.0 and < 8.0.44 · ≥ 8.5.0 and < 8.5.15 · ≥ 9.0.0 and < 9.0.0

Earlier manual review

A reviewer classified this CVE in an older dataset. We kept the labels and products below, but not the reviewer's reasoning.

## Manual Classification Context **Labels:** HTTP, BASE (APACHE TOMCAT), MYSQL PROTOCOL, FOLDERS, FILES & ATTACHMENTS (APACHE TOMCAT), OPT SERVER (APACHE TOMCAT), NO AUTH REMOTE EXPLOIT, RETAIL (APACHE TOMCAT), WEB SERVICES (APACHE TOMCAT), UPGRADE INSTALL (APACHE TOMCAT), MONITORING: GENERAL (APACHE TOMCAT), EM PLUGIN: GENERAL (APACHE TOMCAT), SECURITY (APACHE TOMCAT), INSTALL (APACHE TOMCAT), EAI (APACHE TOMCAT) **Products:** MICROS RETAIL XBRI LOSS PREVENTION, ORACLE RETAIL ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE SESSION RECORDER, ORACLE AGILE ENGINEERING DATA MANAGEMENT, MICROS RELATE CRM SOFTWARE, TOMCAT, ORACLE HOSPITALITY APPLICATIONS, SIEBEL UI FRAMEWORK, MYSQL ENTERPRISE MONITOR, ORACLE RETAIL CONVENIENCE AND FUEL POS SOFTWARE, ORACLE SIEBEL CRM, ORACLE HOSPITALITY GUEST ACCESS, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS INSTANT MESSAGING SERVER, ORACLE MYSQL, ORACLE RETAIL APPLICATIONS, ORACLE AGILE PLM, ORACLE SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUCTS SUITE, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, ENTERPRISE MANAGER FOR MYSQL DATABASE, ORACLE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION SESSION CONTROLLER, ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER PRODUCTS SUITE

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/e070a31ec81b56377822e44883c64abb41f36a3b WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/25d3c0d93190ef165ecd6c744bc15b5059abfa8f WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/7d93527254d9e9371b342800617f20d13c8b85ad WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/58b32048ce25cb812ae394dafb0cd57254c68155 WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/4545dcce444aa619374a659cb450dbbd0be3c921 WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3bfe9fb886598c4d8ecbe674216152006bbce456 WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3242efea525df01d15da6e90ea69a9a21b10b454 WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/29893e66111d33cfe99dd01cb146317c0c262ef4 WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E WEB

Timeline

Published2017-06-06By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-10-15NVD's own last-modified date for this record.