VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-42340
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability11.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-10-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The fix for bug 63362 present in Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M5, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.11, 9.0.40 to 9.0.53 and 8.5.60 to 8.5.71 introduced a memory leak. The object introduced to collect metrics for HTTP upgrade connections was not released for WebSocket connections once the connection was closed. This created a memory leak that, over time, could lead to a denial of service via an OutOfMemoryError.
Weakness classification
- security@apache.org: CWE-772
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-772
Primary references
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory