SUSE update for tomcat
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-24998 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-770 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system tomcat-lib Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-docs-webapp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-javadoc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-jsp-2_3-api Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-admin-webapps Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-servlet-3_1-api Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-webapps Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-el-3_0-api Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EUVDB-ID: #VU72427
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-2023-24998
CWE-ID:
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons FileUpload does not limit the number of request parts. A remote attacker can initiate a series of uploads and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected package tomcat to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL: 12-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2
tomcat-lib: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat-docs-webapp: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat-javadoc: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat-jsp-2_3-api: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat-admin-webapps: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat-servlet-3_1-api: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat-webapps: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat-el-3_0-api: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
tomcat: before 8.0.53-29.63.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp2_bcl:12-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-lib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-docs-webapp:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-javadoc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-jsp-2_3-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-admin-webapps:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-servlet-3_1-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-webapps:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat-el-3_0-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230695-1/
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.
