Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Summary | |
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| Title | tomcat security update |
| Informations | |||
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| Name | RHSA-2008:0648 | First vendor Publication | 2008-08-27 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2008-08-27 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem 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. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 3. Description: 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. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 446393 - CVE-2008-1947 Tomcat host manager xss - name field 456120 - CVE-2008-2938 tomcat Unicode directory traversal vulnerability 457597 - CVE-2008-1232 tomcat: Cross-Site-Scripting enabled by sendError call 457934 - CVE-2008-2370 tomcat RequestDispatcher information disclosure vulnerability |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
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| 50 % | CWE-79 | Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 50 % | CWE-22 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10577 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10577 | ||
| Title: | Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter. | ||
| Description: | Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-2370 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10587 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10587 | ||
| Title: | Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370. NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version. | ||
| Description: | Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370. NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-2938 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11181 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11181 | ||
| Title: | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method. | ||
| Description: | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1232 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11534 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11534 | ||
| Title: | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.26 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter (aka the hostname attribute) to host-manager/html/add. | ||
| Description: | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.26 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter (aka the hostname attribute) to host-manager/html/add. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1947 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19964 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19964 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1593-1 tomcat5.5 | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that the Host Manager web application performed insufficient input sanitising, which could lead to cross-site scripting. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1593-1 CVE-2008-1947 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | tomcat5.5 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28407 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28407 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2008:0648 -- tomcat security update (Important) | ||
| 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.sendErrormethod. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via forged HTTP headers. (CVE-2008-1232) | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2008:0648 CESA-2008:0648-CentOS 5 CVE-2008-1232 CVE-2008-1947 CVE-2008-2370 CVE-2008-2938 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | tomcat5 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5876 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5876 | ||
| Title: | Security vulnerability in the RequestDispatcher class in Tomcat 5.5 bundled with Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 may lead to Directory Traversal. | ||
| Description: | Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-2370 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5985 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5985 | ||
| Title: | Security vulnerability in the HttpServletResponse.sendError method in Tomcat 5.5 bundled with Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 may lead to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). | ||
| Description: | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1232 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6009 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6009 | ||
| Title: | Security vulnerability in the Virtual Host Manager in Tomcat 5.5 bundled with Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 may lead to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). | ||
| Description: | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.26 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter (aka the hostname attribute) to host-manager/html/add. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1947 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8361 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8361 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1593 tomcat5.5 -- missing input sanitising | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that the Host Manager web application performed insufficient input sanitising, which could lead to cross-site scripting. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1593 CVE-2008-1947 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | tomcat5.5 |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
ExploitDB Exploits
| id | Description |
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| 2009-11-07 | ToutVirtual VirtualIQ Pro 3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities |
| 2008-08-11 | Apache Tomcat < 6.0.18 UTF8 Directory Traversal Vulnerability |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-05-12 | Name : Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007 File : nvt/macosx_secupd_2008-007.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for Tomcat 5 File : nvt/sles10_tomcat51.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for Websphere Community Edition File : nvt/sles10_websphere-as_ce0.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for Tomcat File : nvt/sles9p5035120.nasl |
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-719-1 (libpam-krb5) File : nvt/ubuntu_719_1.nasl |
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-720-1 (php5) File : nvt/ubuntu_720_1.nasl |
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-723-1 (git-core) File : nvt/ubuntu_723_1.nasl |
| 2009-05-05 | Name : HP-UX Update for Apache Web Server Suite HPSBUX02401 File : nvt/gb_hp_ux_HPSBUX02401.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for tomcat5 MDVSA-2008:188 (tomcat5) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_188.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for tomcat RHSA-2008:0648-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0648-01_tomcat.nasl |
| 2009-02-18 | Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:004 File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_004.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for tomcat6 FEDORA-2008-7977 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_7977_tomcat6_fc9.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for tomcat5 FEDORA-2008-8113 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_8113_tomcat5_fc9.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for tomcat5 FEDORA-2008-8130 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_8130_tomcat5_fc8.nasl |
| 2008-08-07 | Name : Apache Tomcat Cross-Site Scripting and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities File : nvt/secpod_apache_tomcat_xss_n_bypass_vuln_900021.nasl |
| 2008-06-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1593-1 (tomcat5.5) File : nvt/deb_1593_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 62511 | CA Service Desk Tomcat host-manager/html/add name Parameter XSS CA Service Desk Tomcat contains a flaw that allows a remote cross site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate the 'name' parameter upon submission to the 'host-manager/html/add' script. This may allow a user to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between their browser and the server. |
| 47464 | Apache Tomcat allowLinking / UTF-8 Traversal Arbitrary File Access |
| 47463 | Apache Tomcat RequestDispatcher Traversal Arbitrary File Access |
| 47462 | Apache Tomcat HttpServletResponse.sendError Method Message Argument XSS |
| 45905 | Apache Tomcat Host Manager host-manager/html/add name Parameter XSS |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
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| 2014-01-10 | Apache Tomcat allowLinking URIencoding directory traversal attempt RuleID : 17387 - Revision : 11 - Type : SERVER-APACHE |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-03-03 | Name : The remote host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0016_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-10-10 | Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : f5_bigip_SOL9110.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0648.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0877.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20080827_tomcat_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-07-01 | Name : The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : tomcat_6_0_18.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-06-11 | Name : The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : tomcat_4_1_39.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-1007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0648.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-11-23 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-10-19 | Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_websphere-as_ce-5850.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12232.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_tomcat6-080702.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_tomcat6-080821.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-188.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-10-10 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues. File : macosx_SecUpd2008-007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-17 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-8130.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-17 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-8113.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-12 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-7977.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-11 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_tomcat55-5547.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-10 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_tomcat5-5539.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-10 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_tomcat5-5542.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-28 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0648.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-12 | Name : The remote web server is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. File : tomcat_utf8_dir_traversal.nasl - Type : ACT_ATTACK |
| 2008-07-08 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_tomcat55-5385.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-16 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1593.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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| 2014-02-17 11:51:52 |
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