CVE catalog
CVE-2021-25122
When responding to new h2c connection requests, Apache Tomcat versions 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.41 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.61 could duplicate request headers and a limited amount of request body
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 18.11% · Oct 25, 2026
When responding to new h2c connection requests, Apache Tomcat versions 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.41 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.61 could duplicate request headers and a limited amount of request body from one request to another meaning user A and user B could both see the results of user A's request.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tomcat9 | sid | 9.0.122-1 | fixed |
| Debian | tomcat9 | forky | 9.0.122-1 | fixed |
| Debian | tomcat9 | trixie | 9.0.95-1 | fixed |
| Debian | tomcat9 | bookworm | 9.0.70-2 | fixed |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | tomcat | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | Not reported | 9.0.43 | fixed |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | Not reported | 10.0.2 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise module for web and scripting 15 sp2 | 9.0.36-3.24.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | tomcat | leap 15.2 | 9.0.36-lp152.2.22.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 18.04 | 9.0.16-3~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 18.04 | 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 18.04 | 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.21-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.29-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.30-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.30-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.30-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.30-1ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.30-1ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | pro | 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 20.04 | 9.0.24-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 20.04 | 9.0.27-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 20.04 | 9.0.31-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 20.04 | 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | 20.04 | 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | openstack cloud 9 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | openstack cloud crowbar 9 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server 12 sp4-ltss | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tomcat9 | source | sid | 9.0.43-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tomcat9 | source | forky | 9.0.43-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tomcat9 | source | trixie | 9.0.43-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tomcat9 | source | bookworm | 9.0.43-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | maven | Not reported | 9.0.43 | Not reported | GHSA-J39C-C8HJ-X4J3 | Not reported |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | maven | Not reported | 10.0.2 | Not reported | GHSA-J39C-C8HJ-X4J3 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise module for web and scripting 15 sp2 | 9.0.36-3.24.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1008-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | tomcat | rpm | leap 15.2 | 9.0.36-lp152.2.22.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0496-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | deb | 18.04 | 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25122 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | deb | pro | 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25122 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat9 | deb | 20.04 | 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25122 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | openstack cloud 9 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:0988-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | openstack cloud crowbar 9 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:0988-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:0988-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp4-ltss | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:0988-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:0988-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 9.0.36-3.64.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:0988-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libtomcat9-java]Fixed
Source package: [tomcat9]
Details (2)
9.0.70-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
9.0.43-1nvd · tomcat9 · debian · bookworm; nvd · tomcat9 · debian · 12
9.0.70-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
9.0.43-1nvd · tomcat9 · debian · bookworm; nvd · tomcat9 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libtomcat9-java]Fixed
Source package: [tomcat9]
Details (2)
9.0.95-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
9.0.43-1nvd · tomcat9 · debian · 13
9.0.95-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
9.0.43-1nvd · tomcat9 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2021_0988-1.json]
- [https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j39c-c8hj-x4j3]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25122]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-25122]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4891-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:0988-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:1008-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25122]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:0496-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-25122]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2021/cve-2021-25122.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2021/wid-sec-w-2022-1099.json]
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