SB2020022111 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat 

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SB2020022111 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat

Published: February 21, 2020 Updated: February 22, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2020022111
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 67%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1938)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Apache Tomcat AJP connector. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted AJP request, include and execute arbitrary files on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1935)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the HTTP header parsing code uses an approach to end-of-line parsing that allows some invalid HTTP headers to be parsed as valid. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

3) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17569)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing a Transfer-Encoding headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and perform HTTP request smuggling attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References