{"id":"CVE-2020-13935","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-13935","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T02:04:57.169Z","title":"Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service.","description":"The payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated in Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.36, 8.5.0 to 8.5.56 and 7.0.27 to 7.0.104. Invalid payload lengths could trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service.","published":"2020-07-14T15:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T21:17:23.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-835"],"affected":["apache/tomcat","debian/debian linux","netapp/oncommand system manager","opensuse/leap","canonical/ubuntu linux","mcafee/epolicy orchestrator","oracle/agile engineering data management","oracle/agile product lifecycle management","oracle/blockchain platform","oracle/commerce guided search","oracle/communications cloud native core policy","oracle/communications instant messaging server","oracle/fmw platform","oracle/instantis enterprisetrack","oracle/managed file transfer","oracle/mysql enterprise monitor","oracle/siebel ui framework","oracle/workload manager"],"epss":{"score":0.86608,"percentile":0.9974,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.6%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. 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