Information Exposure Affecting tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc package, versions <0:5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-TOMCAT5JSP20APIJAVADOC-2462729
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:5 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc to version 0:5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-1845.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc package and not the tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 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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