Security Alert (A21-07-08): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat

Description:

Apache Software Foundation has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the Apache Tomcat.  A remote attacker may send a specially crafted HTTP request to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems:

• Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.6
• Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.46
• Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.66

Impact:

A successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to denial of service or security feature bypass on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Apache Software Foundation has released new version of the products to address the issue and they can be downloaded at the following URLs:

• This link will open in a new windowhttps://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi#8.5.68
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi#9.0.48
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://tomcat.apache.org/download-10.cgi#10.0.7

More Information:

• This link will open in a new windowhttps://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.68
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.48
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.0.7
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/apache-tomcat-multiple-vulnerabilities_20210714
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2021/07/13/apache-releases-security-advisory-tomcat
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30639
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30640
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-33037