NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting tomcat7-javadoc package, versions <0:7.0.59-26_patch_00.ep7.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.44% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-TOMCAT7JAVADOC-3496815
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Mar 2015

Introduced: 19 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-0288  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 tomcat7-javadoc to version 0:7.0.59-26_patch_00.ep7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHEA-2015:1770.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat7-javadoc package and not the tomcat7-javadoc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The X509_to_X509_REQ function in crypto/x509/x509_req.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zf, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0r, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1m, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an invalid certificate key.

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