Debian DLA-435-1 : tomcat6 security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 88996

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Tomcat 6, an implementation of the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications and a pure Java web server environment, was affected by multiple security issues prior version 6.0.45.

CVE-2015-5174 Directory traversal vulnerability in RequestUtil.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.65, and 8.x before 8.0.27 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /..
(slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application in a getResource, getResourceAsStream, or getResourcePaths call, as demonstrated by the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps directory.

CVE-2015-5345 The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.67, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.

CVE-2015-5351 The Manager and Host Manager applications in Apache Tomcat establish sessions and send CSRF tokens for arbitrary new requests, which allows remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism by using a token.

CVE-2016-0706 Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 does not place org.apache.catalina.manager.StatusManagerServlet on the org/apache /catalina/core/RestrictedServlets.properties list, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read arbitrary HTTP requests, and consequently discover session ID values, via a crafted web application.

CVE-2016-0714 The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

CVE-2016-0763 The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory /ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read or write to arbitrary application data, or cause a denial of service (application disruption), via a web application that sets a crafted global context.

For Debian 6 'Squeeze', these problems have been fixed in version 6.0.45-1~deb6u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat6 packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88996

File Name: debian_DLA-435.nasl

Version: 2.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/29/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtomcat6-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat6-admin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libservlet2.5-java-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libservlet2.4-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat6-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libservlet2.5-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat6-extras, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat6-examples, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat6-user, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat6-docs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5174, CVE-2015-5345, CVE-2015-5351, CVE-2016-0706, CVE-2016-0714, CVE-2016-0763

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