Undertow vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
Undertow client side invocation timeout raised when calling over HTTP2, this vulnerability can allow attacker to carry out denial of service (DoS) attacks in versions less than 2.2.15 Final.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.undertow:undertow-core | < 2.2.15 | 2.2.15 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3859
- https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow/pull/1296
- https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow/commit/db0f5be43f8e2a4b88fbedd2eb6d5a95a29ceaa8
- https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow/commit/e43f0ada3f4da6e8579e0020cec3cb1a81e487c2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-3859
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2010378
- https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow
- https://issues.redhat.com/browse/UNDERTOW-1979
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221201-0004
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-214, CWE-400, CWE-668- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.undertow:undertow-core- Disclosed
- 15.07.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-339q-62wm-c39w - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.undertow:undertow-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 39
- First → latest
- 10.2018 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 4
- High 19
- Medium 16
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 16
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 8
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 3
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