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CVE-2021-25122

Apache Tomcat h2c request mix-up

Published: Mar 1, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-200
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
18.1%
Top 3.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
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Description

When responding to new h2c connection requests, Apache Tomcat versions 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.41 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.61 could duplicate request headers and a limited amount of request body from one request to another meaning user A and user B could both see the results of user A's request.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
agile plmOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
communications cloud native core policyOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
communications cloud native core security edge protection proxyOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
communications instant messaging serverOn-premNetwork Device
Communications / messaging-chat
databaseOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational
graph server and clientOn-premDatabase
Databases
instantis enterprisetrackOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
managed file transferOn-prem
Databases
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat JBoss FuseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Jboss Web ServerOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenShift Application RuntimesOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
OSS Libraries
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
tomcatOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/01/1
openwall.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7b95bc248603360501f18c8eb03bb6001ec0ee3296205b34b07105b7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7b95bc248603360501f18c8eb03bb6001ec0ee3296205b34b07105b7%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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