CVE-2021-41079

Apache Tomcat versiones 8.5.0 hasta 8.5.63, versiones 9.0.0-M1 hasta 9.0.43 y versiones 10.0.0-M1 hasta 10.0.2, no comprueban apropiadamente los paquetes TLS entrantes. Cuando Tomcat estaba configurado para usar NIO+OpenSSL o NIO2+OpenSSL para TLS, un paquete especialmente diseñado podía usarse para desencadenar un bucle infinito resultando en una denegación de servicio

A flaw was found in Apache Tomcat. When Tomcat was configured to use NIO+OpenSSL or NIO2+OpenSSL for TLS, a specially crafted packet can trigger an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Red Hat JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. It is comprised of the Apache Tomcat Servlet container, JBoss HTTP Connector, the PicketLink Vault extension for Apache Tomcat, and the Tomcat Native library. This release of Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5.1 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5.0, and includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes, linked to in the References. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.