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Vulnerability details: VCID-jt5d-3ema-nkdh
Vulnerability ID VCID-jt5d-3ema-nkdh
Aliases CVE-2006-7197
GHSA-jpqr-vh55-xqxf
Summary Apache Tomcat Buffer Over-Read The AJP connector in Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 uses an incorrect length for chunks, which can cause a buffer over-read in the `ajp_process_callback` in mod_jk, which allows remote attackers to read portions of sensitive memory.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-126 Buffer Over-read
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual HIGH http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38859
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0261
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
epss 0.02581 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpqr-vh55-xqxf
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/apache/tomcat
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
cvssv2 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7197
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7197
generic_textual HIGH https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=381505
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20080511190321/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28477
generic_textual HIGH http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28477
Reference id Reference type URL
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38859
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0261
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2006-7197.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-7197
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=381505
https://web.archive.org/web/20080511190321/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28477
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28477
430642 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430642
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2006-7197 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7197
GHSA-jpqr-vh55-xqxf https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpqr-vh55-xqxf
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7197
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.85496
EPSS Score 0.02581
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:49:55.846701+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2006-7197.yml 38.0.0