CVE-2021-33037
Incorrect Transfer-Encoding handling with HTTP/1.0
Description
Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.46 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.66 did not correctly parse the HTTP transfer-encoding request header in some circumstances leading to the possibility to request smuggling when used with a reverse proxy. Specifically: - Tomcat incorrectly ignored the transfer encoding header if the client declared it would only accept an HTTP/1.0 response; - Tomcat honoured the identify encoding; and - Tomcat did not ensure that, if present, the chunked encoding was the final encoding.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.74667 (74.7% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.5%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA assessment as of Oct 8, 2026
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-444Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests
Affected products
Apache Tomcat
- affected: Apache Tomcat 10 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.6
- affected: Apache Tomcat 9 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.46
- affected: Apache Tomcat 8 8.5.0 to 8.5.66
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r612a79269b0d5e5780c62dfd34286…
- oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- [tomee-commits] 20210728 [jira] [Created] (TOMEE-3778) Update embedded Tomcat to 9.0.48 or later to address CVE-2021-33037 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20210728 [jira] [Commented] (TOMEE-3778) Update embedded Tomcat to 9.0.48 or later to address CVE-2021-33037 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210805 [SECURITY] [DLA 2733-1] tomcat8 security update (lists.debian.org)mailing-list
- DSA-4952 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- [tomee-commits] 20210830 [jira] [Commented] (TOMEE-3778) Update embedded Tomcat to 9.0.48 or later to address CVE-2021-33037 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20210913 [jira] [Commented] (TOMEE-3778) Update embedded Tomcat to 9.0.48 or later to address CVE-2021-33037 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20210914 [jira] [Commented] (TOMEE-3778) Update embedded Tomcat to 9.0.48 or later to address CVE-2021-33037 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20210916 [jira] [Resolved] (TOMEE-3778) Update embedded Tomcat to 9.0.48 or later to address CVE-2021-33037 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0007
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- GLSA-202208-34 (security.gentoo.org)vendor-advisory
Timeline
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- Record published
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