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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util (GHSA-xh5x-j8jf-pcpx)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420514

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Integer overflow in java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/Ascii.java in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before
 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4, when operated behind a reverse proxy, allows remote attackers to conduct
 HTTP request smuggling attacks via a crafted Content-Length HTTP header. (CVE-2014-0099)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xh5x-j8jf-pcpx

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420514

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.23

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0099

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0099

BID: 67668

cwe: CWE-113