[arch-security] [ASA-201709-17] tomcat7: information disclosure
Levente Polyak
anthraxx at archlinux.org
Thu Sep 21 13:01:48 UTC 2017
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201709-17
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2017-09-19
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-12616
Package : tomcat7
Type : information disclosure
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-408
Summary
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The package tomcat7 before version 7.0.81-1 is vulnerable to
information disclosure.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 7.0.81-1.
# pacman -Syu "tomcat7>=7.0.81-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 7.0.81.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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It has been discovered that tomcat version 7.0.80 and before are
vulnerable to information disclosure. When using a VirtualDirContext it
was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code
of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially
crafted request.
Impact
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A remote attacker is able to view the source code of JSPs for resources
served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.
References
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http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.81
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201709.mbox/%3C0b45dcb1-28e2-6e12-6320-5bc6d021063c%40apache.org%3E
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1804729
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-12616
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