CVE-2021-41079
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CVE-2021-41079 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.63, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.43 and 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.2 did not properly validate incoming TLS packets. When Tomcat was configured to use NIO+OpenSSL or NIO2+OpenSSL for TLS, a specially crafted packet could be used to trigger an infinite loop resulting in a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 6.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.63, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.43 and 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.2 did not properly validate incoming TLS packets. When Tomcat was configured to use NIO+OpenSSL or NIO2+OpenSSL for TLS, a specially crafted packet could be used to trigger an infinite loop resulting in a denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.64 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.44 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.2 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Netapp | Management Services For Element Software And Netapp Hci | All versions |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4986Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4986Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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