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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0648-01 Important: Tomcat XSS Remote Attack

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Calendar Grey August 27, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A vital security patch for Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux mitigates risks linked to remote exploits and existing vulnerabilities, significantly enhancing protection.
Updated tomcat packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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.
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-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://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0648-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0648.html
Issue date: 2008-08-27
Keywords: Security

Topic

Updated tomcat packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

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Topics Covered

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Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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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