Detections
Analytics
Apache Tomcat 6.0.x < 6.0.48 / 7.0.x < 7.0.73 / 8.0.x < 8.0.39 / 8.5.x < 8.5.8 / 9.0.x < 9.0.0.M13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 95438
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Synopsis
The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the Apache Tomcat service running on the remote host is 6.0.x prior to 6.0.48, 7.0.x prior to 7.0.73, 8.0.x prior to 8.0.39, 8.5.x prior to 8.5.8, or 9.0.x prior to 9.0.0.M13. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A flaw exists that is triggered when handling request lines containing certain invalid characters. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by injecting additional headers into responses, to conduct HTTP response splitting attacks. (CVE-2016-6816)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the HTTP/2 parser due to an infinite loop caused by improper parsing of overly large headers. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to cause a denial of service condition.
Note that this vulnerability only affects 8.5.x versions. (CVE-2016-6817)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the JMX listener in JmxRemoteLifecycleListener.java due to improper deserialization of Java objects. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-8735)
Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 6.0.48 / 7.0.73 / 8.0.39 / 8.5.8 / 9.0.0.M13 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?1e8a81e1
http://www.nessus.org/u?1c7e7b23
http://www.nessus.org/u?833cb56a
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 95438
File Name: tomcat_8_5_8.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: combined
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Web Servers
Published: 12/1/2016
Updated: 5/14/2023
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8735
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2016
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/2/2023