Apache Tomcat 6.0.x < 6.0.48 / 7.0.x < 7.0.73 / 8.0.x < 8.0.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700668
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Synopsis
The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the Apache Tomcat service running on the remote host is 6.0.x prior to 6.0.48, 7.0.x prior to 7.0.73, 8.0.x prior to 8.0.39. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- A flaw exists that is triggered when handling request lines containing certain invalid characters. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by injecting additional headers into responses, to conduct HTTP response splitting attacks. (CVE-2016-6816)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the JMX listener in JmxRemoteLifecycleListener.java due to improper deserialization of Java objects. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-8735)
Note that Nessus Network Monitor has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update to Apache Tomcat version 6.0.48 / 7.0.73 / 8.0.39 or later.See Also
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.48
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 700668
Family: Web Servers
Published: 5/10/2019
Updated: 5/10/2019
Nessus ID: 95438
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-6816, CVE-2016-8735