Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 < 8.5.3

high Nessus Plugin ID 197821

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Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the fixed_in_apache_tomcat_8.5.3_and_8.0.36_security-8 advisory.

- The MultipartStream class in Apache Commons Fileupload before 1.3.2, as used in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.70, 8.x before 8.0.36, 8.5.x before 8.5.3, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M7 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long boundary string. (CVE-2016-3092)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 8.5.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197821

File Name: tomcat_8_5_3.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/23/2024

Updated: 5/23/2024

Supported Sensors: 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:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3092

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:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:8

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3092

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