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Apache Tomcat 8.0.0-RC1 < 8.0.5 multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74248

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Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote host is prior to 8.0.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the fixed_in_apache_tomcat_8.0.5_security-8 advisory.

 - Integer overflow in the parseChunkHeader function in java/org/apache/coyote/http11/filters/ChunkedInputFilter.java in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a malformed chunk size in chunked transfer coding of a request during the streaming of data.
 (CVE-2014-0075)

 - java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AbstractAjpProcessor.java in Apache Tomcat 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) by using a Content-Length: 0 AJP request to trigger a hang in request processing. (CVE-2014-0095)

 - java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to bypass security-manager restrictions and read arbitrary files via a crafted web application that provides an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. (CVE-2014-0096)

 - Integer overflow in java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/Ascii.java in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4, when operated behind a reverse proxy, allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks via a crafted Content-Length HTTP header. (CVE-2014-0099)

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 8.0.5 or later.

See Also

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.0.5

https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1519838

https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1578337

https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1578392

https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1578610

https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1578611

https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1578812

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74248

File Name: tomcat_8_0_5.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/30/2014

Updated: 5/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0099

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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: 3/27/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0075, CVE-2014-0095, CVE-2014-0096, CVE-2014-0099

BID: 67667, 67668, 67671, 67673