Security Features Affecting tomcat8-lib package, versions <0:8.0.38-1.65.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-TOMCAT8LIB-1703428
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed11 Aug 2017

Introduced: 11 Aug 2017

CVE-2016-6796  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-254  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 tomcat8-lib to version 0:8.0.38-1.65.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-764.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat8-lib package and not the tomcat8-lib package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

A malicious web application running on Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.

References

CVSS Scores

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