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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117727
Category:Web Servers
Title:Apache Tomcat DoS Vulnerability (Oct 2021) - Windows
Summary:Apache Tomcat is prone to a denial of service (DoS); vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Apache Tomcat is prone to a denial of service (DoS)
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The fix for bug 63362 introduced a memory leak. The object
introduced to collect metrics for HTTP upgrade connections was not released for WebSocket
connections once the WebSocket connection was closed. This created a memory leak that, over time,
could lead to a denial of service via an OutOfMemoryError.

Affected Software/OS:
Apache Tomcat 8.5.60 through 8.5.71, 9.0.40 through 9.0.53,
10.0.0-M10 through 10.0.11 and 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.0-M5.

Solution:
Update to version 8.5.72, 9.0.54, 10.0.12, 10.1.0-M6 or
later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-42340
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10379
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0001/
Debian Security Information: DSA-5009 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5009
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-34
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r83a35be60f06aca2065f188ee542b9099695d57ced2e70e0885f905c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8097a2d1550aa78e585fc77e602b9046e6d4099d8d132497c5387784@%3Ccommits.myfaces.apache.org%3E
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