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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: December 15, 2014
     Bugs: #442014, #469434, #500600, #511762, #517630, #519590
       ID: 201412-29

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache Tomcat, the worst of
which may result in Denial of Service.

Background
=========
Apache Tomcat is a Servlet-3.0/JSP-2.2 Container.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  www-servers/tomcat           < 7.0.56                 *>= 6.0.41
                                                            >= 7.0.56

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tomcat. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition as
well as obtain sensitive information, bypass protection mechanisms and
authentication restrictions.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All Tomcat 6.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-6.0.41"

All Tomcat 7.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-7.0.56"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2012-2733
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2733
[  2 ] CVE-2012-3544
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3544
[  3 ] CVE-2012-3546
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3546
[  4 ] CVE-2012-4431
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4431
[  5 ] CVE-2012-4534
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4534
[  6 ] CVE-2012-5885
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5885
[  7 ] CVE-2012-5886
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5886
[  8 ] CVE-2012-5887
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5887
[  9 ] CVE-2013-2067
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2067
[ 10 ] CVE-2013-2071
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2071
[ 11 ] CVE-2013-4286
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4286
[ 12 ] CVE-2013-4322
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4322
[ 13 ] CVE-2013-4590
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4590
[ 14 ] CVE-2014-0033
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0033
[ 15 ] CVE-2014-0050
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0050
[ 16 ] CVE-2014-0075
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0075
[ 17 ] CVE-2014-0096
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0096
[ 18 ] CVE-2014-0099
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0099
[ 19 ] CVE-2014-0119
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0119

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-29

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/