ubuntu-cve-2021-25122
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-03-01 12:15
Modified
2025-07-18 16:46
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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\u0027s request.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25122",
  "modified": "2025-07-18T16:46:40Z",
  "published": "2021-03-01T12:15:00Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25122"
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  "severity": [
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
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  ]
}



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