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CVE-2021-41079
Published: Sep 16, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | affected Apache Tomcat 8.5 8.5.0 to 8.5.63affected Apache Tomcat 9 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.43affected Apache Tomcat 10 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.2 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
[debian-lts-announce] 20210922 [SECURITY] [DLA 2764-1] tomcat8 security update
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0005/
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[tomcat-dev] 20211014 [SECURITY] CVE-2021-42340 Apache Tomcat DoS
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[tomcat-users] 20211014 [SECURITY] CVE-2021-42340 Apache Tomcat DoS
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DSA-4986
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