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CVE-2021-42340 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10379 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8097a2d1550aa78e585fc77e602b9046e6d4099d8d132497c5387784%40%3Ccommits.myfaces.apache.org%3E CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r83a35be60f06aca2065f188ee542b9099695d57ced2e70e0885f905c%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVEMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-34 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0001/ CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime[email protected]
CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-42340
NVD Published Date:
Oct 14, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-42340 Details - Not Deferred