SUSE update for tomcat

Published: 2023-04-05 | Updated: 2024-05-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-24998 CVE-2023-28708
CWE-ID	CWE-770 CWE-614
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Web and Scripting Module Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system tomcat-el-3_0-api Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-embed Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-jsvc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-webapps Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-admin-webapps Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-jsp-2_3-api Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-servlet-4_0-api Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-lib Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-javadoc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tomcat-docs-webapp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU72427

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24998

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package tomcat to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Web and Scripting Module: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

tomcat-el-3_0-api: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-embed: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-jsvc: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-webapps: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-admin-webapps: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-jsp-2_3-api: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-servlet-4_0-api: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-lib: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-javadoc: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

tomcat-docs-webapp: before 9.0.43-150200.35.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231769-1/

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.

2) Sensitive cookie in HTTPS session without Secure attribute

EUVDB-ID: #VU73957

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28708

CWE-ID: CWE-614 - Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute

Exploit availability: No