Information Exposure Affecting tomcat8-lib package, versions <0:8.5.69-1.88.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
14.29% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-TOMCAT8LIB-9749442
  • published18 Apr 2025
  • disclosed19 Jan 2024

Introduced: 19 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-21733  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-209  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 tomcat8-lib to version 0:8.5.69-1.88.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2021-1547.

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.

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43. Other, EOL versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which contain a fix for the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1