Apache Tomcat DoS with unexpected TLS packet
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- The Apache Tomcat security team would like to thank Thomas Wozenilek for originally reporting this issue and David Frankson of Infinite Campus for also providing a test case that reproduced the issue.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rccdef0349fdf4fb73a4e4403095446d7fe6264e0a58e2df5c6799434%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0005/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb4de81ac647043541a32881099aa6eb5a23f1b7fd116f713f8ab9dbe%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6b6b674e3f168dd010e67dbe6848b866e2acf26371452fdae313b98a%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4986
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