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Red Hat Application Server RHSA-2008:0862-02 Urgent: Tomcat Security Patch

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Calendar Grey October 2, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
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Updated tomcat packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Application Server v2. This update has been rated as having important security impact by th...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.
The default security policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict access permissions to files. This could be misused by untrusted web applications to access and write arbitrary files in the context of the Tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)
A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Apache Tomcat webdav servlet. Under certain configurations, this allowed remote, authenticated users to read files accessible to the local Tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5461)
A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the HttpServletResponse.sendError() method. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via forged HTTP headers. (CVE-2008-1232)
An additional cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the host manager application. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the hostname parameter. (CVE-2008-1947)
A traversal vulnerability was discovered when using a RequestDispatcher in combination with a servlet or JSP. A remote attacker could utilize a specially-crafted request parameter to access protected web resources. (CVE-2008-2370)
An additional traversal vulnerability was discovered when the "allowLinking" and "URIencoding" settings were activated. A remote attacker could use a UTF-8-encoded request to extend their privileges and obtain local files accessible to the Tomcat process. (CVE-2008-2938)
Users of tomcat should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

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References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5342 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5461 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1232 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1947 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2370 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2938 https://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS:
Source:
noarch: tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES:
Source:
noarch: tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS:
Source:
noarch:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0862-02
Product: Red Hat Application Server
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0862.html
Issue date: 2008-10-02

Topic

Updated tomcat packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Application Server v2.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical remote attack important red hat application server tomcat fix

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS - noarch

Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES - noarch

Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS - noarch

Bugs Fixed

333791 - CVE-2007-5461 Absolute path traversal Apache Tomcat WEBDAV

427216 - CVE-2007-5342 Apache Tomcat's default security policy is too open

446393 - CVE-2008-1947 Tomcat host manager xss - name field

456120 - CVE-2008-2938 tomcat Unicode directory traversal vulnerability

457597 - CVE-2008-1232 tomcat: Cross-Site-Scripting enabled by sendError call

457934 - CVE-2008-2370 tomcat RequestDispatcher information disclosure vulnerability

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