SB2020073008 - Amazon Linux AMI update for tomcat8

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SB2020073008 - Amazon Linux AMI update for tomcat8

Published: July 30, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020073008
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13934)

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.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13935)

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References