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Oracle Linux 7 : tomcat (ELSA-2016-2599)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94718

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2599 advisory.

 - Resolves: rhbz#1350438 CVE-2016-3092 tomcat: Usage of vulnerable FileUpload package can result in denial of service
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1293292 CVE-2014-7810 tomcat: Tomcat/JBossWeb: security manager bypass via EL expressions
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1347144 CVE-2016-0706 tomcat: security manager bypass via StatusManagerServlet
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1347139 CVE-2015-5346 tomcat: Session fixation
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1347136 CVE-2015-5345 tomcat: directory disclosure
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1347129 CVE-2015-5174 tomcat: URL Normalization issue
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1347146 CVE-2016-0763 tomcat: security manager bypass via setGlobalContext()
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1347142 CVE-2016-0714 tomcat: Security Manager bypass via persistence mechanisms
 - Rebase Resolves: rhbz#1347133 CVE-2015-5351 tomcat: CSRF token leak

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-2599.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94718

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2599.nasl

Version: 2.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2016

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5351

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0714

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-jsp-2.2-api, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-servlet-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-el-2.2-api

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5174, CVE-2015-5345, CVE-2015-5351, CVE-2016-0706, CVE-2016-0714, CVE-2016-0763, CVE-2016-3092

RHSA: 2016:2599