Debian DSA-4727-1 : tomcat9 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 138647

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine, which could result in code execution or denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the tomcat9 packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 9.0.31-1~deb10u2.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/tomcat9

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/tomcat9

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4727

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138647

File Name: debian_DSA-4727.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/20/2020

Updated: 12/6/2022

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9484

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11996, CVE-2020-13934, CVE-2020-13935, CVE-2020-9484

DSA: 4727

IAVA: 2020-A-0316-S