CVE-2021-41079 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-8.5.11.jar, tomcat-embed-core-8.5.31.jar

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CVE-2021-41079 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - tomcat-embed-core-8.5.11.jar, tomcat-embed-core-8.5.31.jar

tomcat-embed-core-8.5.11.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: cloud-pipeline/docker-comp-scan/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core/8.5.11/72761f51fc7cef3ee19d4aafc7adc605df9f611f/tomcat-embed-core-8.5.11.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.5.2.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ tomcat-embed-core-8.5.11.jar (Vulnerable Library)

tomcat-embed-core-8.5.31.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: cloud-pipeline/billing-report-agent/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core/8.5.31/f5adf7ed8c34aa005b22b6a2dc7b6796e10e9c79/tomcat-embed-core-8.5.31.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.0.2.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-tomcat-2.0.2.RELEASE.jar
    • tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.31.jar
      • ❌ tomcat-embed-core-8.5.31.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: develop

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:tomcat-coyote:8.5.64,9.0.44,10.0.4;org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:8.5.64,9.0.44,10.0.4