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CVE-2021-30639

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  • Published2021-07-12
  • WeaknessCWE-755

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Description

A vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows an attacker to remotely trigger a denial of service. An error introduced as part of a change to improve error handling during non-blocking I/O meant that the error flag associated with the Request object was not reset between requests. This meant that once a non-blocking I/O error occurred, all future requests handled by that request object would fail. Users were able to trigger non-blocking I/O errors, e.g. by dropping a connection, thereby creating the possibility of triggering a DoS. Applications that do not use non-blocking I/O are not exposed to this vulnerability. This issue affects Apache Tomcat 10.0.3 to 10.0.4; 9.0.44; 8.5.64.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-07-1215:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache Tomcat
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.5= 8.5.64no fix published
9.0= 9.0.44no fix published
10.0= 10.0.3no fix published
10.0= 10.0.4no fix published
tomcat
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0≥ 10.0.4, < 10.0.510.0.5
10.0≥ 10.0.3, < 10.0.410.0.4
9.0≥ 9.0.44, < 9.0.459.0.45
8.5≥ 8.5.64, < 8.5.658.5.65
tomcat
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0≥ 10.0.3, < 10.0.510.0.5
9.0≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.459.0.45
8.5< 8.5.658.5.65

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-755read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score6.9 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2021-07-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30639?

A vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows an attacker to remotely trigger a denial of service. An error introduced as part of a change to improve error handling during non-blocking I/O meant that the error flag associated with the Request object was not reset between requests. This meant that once a non-blocking I/O error occurred, all future requests handled by that request object would fail. Users were able to trigger non-blocking I/O errors, e.g. by dropping a connection, thereby creating the possibility of triggering a DoS. Applications that do not use non-blocking I/O are not exposed to this vulnerability. This issue affects Apache Tomcat 10.0.3 to 10.0.4; 9.0.44; 8.5.64.

Is CVE-2021-30639 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-30639 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-30639?

CVE-2021-30639 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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