Amazon Linux AMI update for tomcat8



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-13934
CVE-2020-13935
CWE-ID CWE-399
CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU29724

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13934

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources when processing h2 direct connections. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the server and consume all available memory.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

noarch:
    tomcat8-log4j-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-javadoc-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-admin-webapps-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-lib-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-webapps-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-docs-webapp-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-el-3.0-api-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch

src:
    tomcat8-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.src

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1409.html


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU29723

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13935

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing payload length in a WebSocket frame. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

noarch:
    tomcat8-log4j-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-javadoc-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-admin-webapps-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-lib-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-webapps-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-docs-webapp-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-el-3.0-api-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch
    tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.noarch

src:
    tomcat8-8.5.57-1.85.amzn1.src

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1409.html


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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