SB2017070102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat 



SB2017070102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat

Published: July 1, 2017 Updated: October 5, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017070102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7674)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct client and server side cache poisoning.

The weakness exists due to the failure to add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin by the CORS Filter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and conduct client and server side cache poisoning.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks




2) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7675)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted URL and bypass security restraints to conduct further attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.