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Apache Tomcat 6.0.x < 6.0.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 72690
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Synopsis
The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat 6.0.x listening on the remote host is prior to 6.0.39. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- The version of Java used to build the application generates Javadoc containing a frame injection error.
(CVE-2013-1571)
- The fix for CVE-2005-2090 was not complete and the application does not reject requests with multiple Content-Length HTTP headers or with Content-Length HTTP headers when using chunked encoding.
(CVE-2013-4286)
- The fix for CVE-2012-3544 was not complete and limits are not properly applied to chunk extensions and whitespaces in certain trailing headers. This error allows denial of service attacks. (CVE-2013-4322)
- The application allows XML External Entity (XXE) processing that discloses sensitive information.
(CVE-2013-4590)
- An error exists related to the 'disableURLRewriting' configuration option and session IDs. (CVE-2014-0033)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 6.0.39 or later.See Also
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.39
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 72690
File Name: tomcat_6_0_39.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: combined
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Web Servers
Published: 2/25/2014
Updated: 5/6/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4286
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Temporal Score: 4.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:6
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1571, CVE-2013-4286, CVE-2013-4322, CVE-2013-4590, CVE-2014-0033