Debian DSA-4281-1 : tomcat8 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 112185

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several issues were discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine.
They could lead to unauthorized access to protected resources, denial-of-service, or information leak.

Solution

Upgrade the tomcat8 packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 8.5.14-1+deb9u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 112185

File Name: debian_DSA-4281.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/30/2018

Updated: 8/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8034

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1304, CVE-2018-1305, CVE-2018-1336, CVE-2018-8034, CVE-2018-8037

DSA: 4281

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