Debian dla-3384 : libtomcat9-embed-java - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 174045

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3384 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3384-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany April 05, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : tomcat9 Version : 9.0.31-1~deb10u8 CVE ID : CVE-2022-42252 CVE-2023-28708 Debian Bug : 1033475

Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine.

CVE-2022-42252

Apache Tomcat was configured to ignore invalid HTTP headers via setting rejectIllegalHeader to false. Tomcat did not reject a request containing an invalid Content-Length header making a request smuggling attack possible if Tomcat was located behind a reverse proxy that also failed to reject the request with the invalid header.

CVE-2023-28708

When using the RemoteIpFilter with requests received from a reverse proxy via HTTP that include the X-Forwarded-Proto header set to https, session cookies created by Apache Tomcat did not include the secure attribute. This could result in the user agent transmitting the session cookie over an insecure channel.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 9.0.31-1~deb10u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat9 packages.

For the detailed security status of tomcat9 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tomcat9

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libtomcat9-embed-java packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 174045

File Name: debian_DLA-3384.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/10/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42252

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:N/I:H/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-docs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-admin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtomcat9-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-user, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtomcat9-embed-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-examples, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-common

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42252, CVE-2023-28708

IAVA: 2022-A-0457-S, 2023-A-0156-S

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