Debian DSA-4835-1 : tomcat9 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 145386

Synopsis

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

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine, which could result in information disclosure.

Solution

Upgrade the tomcat9 packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 9.0.31-1~deb10u3.

See Also

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

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

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4835

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 145386

File Name: debian_DSA-4835.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2021

Updated: 1/26/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17527

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:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13943, CVE-2020-17527

DSA: 4835