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CentOS 5 : tomcat5 (CESA-2008:0648)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 43703
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated tomcat packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.
A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the HttpServletResponse.sendError() method. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via forged HTTP headers. (CVE-2008-1232)
An additional cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the host manager application. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the hostname parameter. (CVE-2008-1947)
A traversal vulnerability was discovered when using a RequestDispatcher in combination with a servlet or JSP. A remote attacker could utilize a specially crafted request parameter to access protected web resources. (CVE-2008-2370)
An additional traversal vulnerability was discovered when the 'allowLinking' and 'URIencoding' settings were activated. A remote attacker could use a UTF-8-encoded request to extend their privileges and obtain local files accessible to the Tomcat process.
(CVE-2008-2938)
Users of tomcat should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected tomcat5 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 43703
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0648.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-common-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-jasper, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-jasper-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-server-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat5-webapps, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2008
Exploitable With
CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)
Elliot (Apache Tomcat File Disclosure)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1232, CVE-2008-1947, CVE-2008-2370, CVE-2008-2938