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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703891
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3891-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tomcat8' package(s) announced via the DSA-3891-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tomcat8' package(s) announced via the DSA-3891-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Aniket Nandkishor Kulkarni discovered that in tomcat8, a servlet and JSP engine, static error pages used the original request's HTTP method to serve content, instead of systematically using the GET method. This could under certain conditions result in undesirable results, including the replacement or removal of the custom error page.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 8.0.14-1+deb8u10.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 8.5.14-1+deb9u1.

For the testing distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 8.5.14-2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 8.5.14-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'tomcat8' package(s) on Debian 8, Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5664
BugTraq ID: 98888
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98888
Debian Security Information: DSA-3891 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3891
Debian Security Information: DSA-3892 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3892
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a42c48e37398d76334e17089e43ccab945238b8b7896538478d76066@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1801
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1802
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1809
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1809
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2493
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2493
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2494
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2494
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2633
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2633
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2635
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2635
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2636
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2636
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2637
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2637
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2638
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2638
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:3080
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038641
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