openSUSE Security Update : tomcat (openSUSE-2020-38)

high Nessus Plugin ID 132913

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for tomcat to version 9.0.30 fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

- CVE-2019-12418: Fixed a local privilege escalation through by manipulating the RMI registry and performing a man-in-the-middle attack (bsc#1159723).

- CVE-2019-17563: Fixed a session fixation attack when using FORM authentication (bsc#1159729).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected tomcat packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1139924

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1159723

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1159729

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132913

File Name: openSUSE-2020-38.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/15/2020

Updated: 12/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17563

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-webapps, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-embed, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-servlet-4_0-api, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-jsp-2_3-api, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-el-3_0-api, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tomcat-docs-webapp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10072, CVE-2019-12418, CVE-2019-17563