---
id: CVE-2020-13934
title: >-
  An h2c direct connection to Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M5 to
  9.0.36 and 8.5.1 to 8.5.56 did not release the HTTP/1.1 processor after the
  upgrade to HTTP/2
summary: >-
  An h2c direct connection to Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M5 to
  9.0.36 and 8.5.1 to 8.5.56 did not release the HTTP/1.1 processor after the
  upgrade to HTTP/2. If a sufficient number of such requests were made, an
  OutOfMemor…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-401
  - CWE-476
vendor: apache
product: tomcat
affected:
  - 'tomcat >= 8.5.1, <= 8.5.56'
  - 'tomcat >= 9.0.1, <= 9.0.36'
  - tomcat = 9.0.0
  - tomcat = 10.0.0
  - debian_linux = 9.0
  - debian_linux = 10.0
  - 'oncommand_system_manager >= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.3'
  - leap = 15.1
  - leap = 15.2
  - ubuntu_linux = 20.04
  - agile_engineering_data_management = 6.2.1.0
  - agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.3
  - agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.5
  - agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.6
  - communications_instant_messaging_server = 10.0.1.5.0
  - fmw_platform = 12.2.1.3.0
  - fmw_platform = 12.2.1.4.0
  - instantis_enterprisetrack = 17.1
  - instantis_enterprisetrack = 17.2
  - instantis_enterprisetrack = 17.3
  - managed_file_transfer = 12.2.1.3.0
  - managed_file_transfer = 12.2.1.4.0
  - mysql_enterprise_monitor <= 8.0.21
  - siebel_ui_framework <= 20.12
  - workload_manager = 12.2.0.1
  - workload_manager = 18c
  - workload_manager = 19c
published: '2020-07-14'
updated: '2026-08-25'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13934'
references:
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00084.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00088.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61f411cf82488d6ec213063fc15feeeb88e31b0ca9c29652ee4f962e%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra072b1f786e7d139e86f1d1145572e0ff71cef38a96d9c6f5362aac8%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00017.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0003/'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4596-1/'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4727'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00084.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00088.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61f411cf82488d6ec213063fc15feeeb88e31b0ca9c29652ee4f962e%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra072b1f786e7d139e86f1d1145572e0ff71cef38a96d9c6f5362aac8%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00017.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0003/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4596-1/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4727'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.64124
epssPercentile: 0.99201
ingestedAt: '2026-08-25T17:29:30.185Z'
---

## Overview

An h2c direct connection to Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M5 to 9.0.36 and 8.5.1 to 8.5.56 did not release the HTTP/1.1 processor after the upgrade to HTTP/2. If a sufficient number of such requests were made, an OutOfMemoryException could occur leading to a denial of service.

## Affected

- `tomcat >= 8.5.1, <= 8.5.56`
- `tomcat >= 9.0.1, <= 9.0.36`
- `tomcat = 9.0.0`
- `tomcat = 10.0.0`
- `debian_linux = 9.0`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`
- `oncommand_system_manager >= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.3`
- `leap = 15.1`
- `leap = 15.2`
- `ubuntu_linux = 20.04`
- `agile_engineering_data_management = 6.2.1.0`
- `agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.3`
- `agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.5`
- `agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.6`
- `communications_instant_messaging_server = 10.0.1.5.0`
- `fmw_platform = 12.2.1.3.0`
- `fmw_platform = 12.2.1.4.0`
- `instantis_enterprisetrack = 17.1`
- `instantis_enterprisetrack = 17.2`
- `instantis_enterprisetrack = 17.3`
- `managed_file_transfer = 12.2.1.3.0`
- `managed_file_transfer = 12.2.1.4.0`
- `mysql_enterprise_monitor <= 8.0.21`
- `siebel_ui_framework <= 20.12`
- `workload_manager = 12.2.0.1`
- `workload_manager = 18c`
- `workload_manager = 19c`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
