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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.147032
Category:Web Servers
Title:Apache Tomcat 7.x < 7.0.28 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2012) - Linux
Summary:Apache Tomcat is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Apache Tomcat is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following vulnerabilities exist:

- CVE-2012-2733: The checks that limited the permitted size of request headers were implemented
too late in the request parsing process for the HTTP NIO connector. This enabled a malicious user
to trigger an OutOfMemoryError by sending a single request with very large headers.

- CVE-2012-4534: When using the NIO connector with sendfile and HTTPS enabled, if a client breaks
the connection while reading the response an infinite loop is entered leading to a denial of
service.

Affected Software/OS:
Apache Tomcat version 7.0.x through 7.0.27.

Solution:
Update to version 7.0.28 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2733
BugTraq ID: 56402
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56402
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMU02873
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBST02955
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02866
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101139
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101182
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19218
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027729
http://secunia.com/advisories/51371
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1700 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1701 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0147 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4534
1027836
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027836
20121204 CVE-2012-4534 Apache Tomcat denial of service
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0043.html
56813
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56813
57126
HPSBMU02873
HPSBST02955
HPSBUX02866
RHSA-2013:0623
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
SSRT101139
SSRT101182
USN-1685-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/NioEndpoint.java?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1340218&r2=1340217&pathrev=1340218
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1340218
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52858
openSUSE-SU-2013:0161
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0170
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00061.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0192
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19398
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19398
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