Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5678 CVE-2023-46589 CVE-2024-24549 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-399 CWE-444 CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #3 is available. |
| Vulnerable software |
JBoss Web Server Server applications / Web servers jws5-tomcat-native (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component jws5-tomcat (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU82894
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5678
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within DH_generate_key() and DH_check_pub_key() functions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
JBoss Web Server: 5.7.0 - 5.7.7
jws5-tomcat-native (Red Hat package): before 1.2.31-17.redhat_17.el7jws
jws5-tomcat (Red Hat package): before 9.0.62-41.redhat_00020.1.el7jws
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jws5-tomcat-native_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jws5-tomcat_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1318
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1319
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests
EUVDB-ID: #VU83533
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46589
CWE-ID:
CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests when parsing malformed trailer headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
JBoss Web Server: 5.7.0 - 5.7.7
jws5-tomcat-native (Red Hat package): before 1.2.31-17.redhat_17.el7jws
jws5-tomcat (Red Hat package): before 9.0.62-41.redhat_00020.1.el7jws
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jws5-tomcat-native_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jws5-tomcat_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1318
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1319
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU87510
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-2024-24549
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
JBoss Web Server: 5.7.0 - 5.7.7
jws5-tomcat-native (Red Hat package): before 1.2.31-17.redhat_17.el7jws
jws5-tomcat (Red Hat package): before 9.0.62-41.redhat_00020.1.el7jws
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jboss_web_server:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jws5-tomcat-native_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:jws5-tomcat_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1318
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1319
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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.
