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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Tomcat vulnerabilities (USN-7106-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 210913

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7106-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Tomcat did not include the secure attribute for session cookies when using the RemoteIpFilter with requests from a reverse proxy. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2023-28708)

 It was discovered that Tomcat had a vulnerability in its FORM authentication feature, leading to an open redirect attack. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform phishing attacks. (CVE-2023-41080)

 It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly recycled certain objects, which could lead to information leaking from one request to the next. An attacker could potentially use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2023-42795)

 It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled HTTP trailer headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling. (CVE-2023-45648)

 It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled socket cleanup, which could lead to websocket connections staying open. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
 (CVE-2024-23672)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7106-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 210913

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7106-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/13/2024

Updated: 11/13/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41080

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libtomcat9-java, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libtomcat9-embed-java, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat9-admin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat9-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat9-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat9-user, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28708, CVE-2023-41080, CVE-2023-42795, CVE-2023-45648, CVE-2024-23672

IAVA: 2023-A-0156-S, 2023-A-0443-S, 2023-A-0534-S, 2024-A-0144-S

USN: 7106-1