Information Exposure Affecting tomcat6-javadoc package, versions <0:6.0.33-1.26.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-TOMCAT6JAVADOC-1662054
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed29 Jun 2011

Introduced: 29 Jun 2011

CVE-2011-2204  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 tomcat6-javadoc to version 0:6.0.33-1.26.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2011-25.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat6-javadoc package and not the tomcat6-javadoc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

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