Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 < 9.0.8 Denial of Service Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 122447

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Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability

Description

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in Apache Tomcat, in versions between 9.0.0.M1 and 9.0.7 (inclusive), due to improper overflow handling in the UTF-8 decoder component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, to cause the application to stop responding.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 9.0.8 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122447

File Name: tomcat_9_0_8.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/27/2019

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1336

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1336

BID: 104898

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