Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.20 'jsvc' Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6007

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

Versions of Tomcat 7.0.x earlier than 7.0.20 are potentially affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. A component that Apache Tomcat relies on called 'jsvc' contains an error in that it does not drop capabilities after starting and can allow access to sensitive files owned by the super user. Note that this vulnerability only affects Linux operating systems and only when the following are true :

- jsvc is compiled with libpcap.

- The '-user' parameter is used

Note that Nessus Network Monitor has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 7.0.20 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 6007

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/16/2011

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 55859

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2729

BID: 49143

Detections

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