Debian update for tomcat8

Published: 2017-05-03 | Updated: 2019-07-08

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-5647 CVE-2017-5648
CWE-ID	CWE-200 CWE-284
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	tomcat8 (Debian package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU6674

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5647

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the handling of the pipelined requests when send file was used resulted in the pipelined request being lost when send file processing of the previous request completed. A remote attacker can cause responses to appear to be sent for the wrong request.

Mitigation

Update tomcat8 package to one of the following versions: 8.0.14-1+deb8u9, 8.5.11-2.

Vulnerable software versions

tomcat8 (Debian package): 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 - 8.0.14-1+deb8u8

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3843

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU6675