CVE-2021-3629

A flaw was found in Undertow. A potential security issue in flow control handling by the browser over http/2 may potentially cause overhead or a denial of service in the server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is availability. This flaw affects Undertow versions prior to 2.0.40.Final and prior to 2.2.11.Final.

Published: 2022-05-24 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-3629 is rated Moderate Risk (41.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3629

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-15 0.36% 0.29% -0.07%
2 2025-12-16 0.11% 0.36% +0.25%
3 2025-11-21 0.11%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-3629

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-3629

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-3629

GHSA-rf6q-vx79-mjxr · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Undertow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-3629

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-3629 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (undertow), 2 status rows across 2 suites (forky, sid): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3629
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3629
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-3629 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (undertow), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 7, ignored 6, DNE 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3629

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-3629

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat integration cpe:2.3:a:redhat:integration:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
redhat single_sign-on cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
redhat undertow < 2.0.40 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat undertow >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat wildfly_core < 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:wildfly_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-3629

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