CVE-2021-41079 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-8.5.57.jar

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CVE-2021-41079 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-8.5.57.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-core/8.5.57/tomcat-embed-core-8.5.57.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• core-3.15.26.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-web-1.5.22.RELEASE.jar
    • spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.5.22.RELEASE.jar
      • ❌ tomcat-embed-core-8.5.57.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2ef267dd9502ffb9183d37f2940196c961f76097

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2021-09-16

URL: CVE-2021-41079

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html

Release Date: 2021-09-16

Fix Resolution (org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core): 8.5.64

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.capitalone.dashboard:core): 4.0.1

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