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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: tomcat security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0326-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0326.html
Issue date: 2007-05-21
Updated on: 2007-05-21
Product: Red Hat Application Server
CVE Names: CVE-2005-2090 CVE-2006-3835 CVE-2006-7195
CVE-2006-7196 CVE-2007-0450 CVE-2007-1858
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1. Summary:
Updated tomcat packages that fix multiple security issues are now available
for Red Hat Application Server v2.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS - noarch
Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES - noarch
Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS - noarch
3. Problem description:
Tomcat is a servlet container for Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages
technologies.
Tomcat was found to accept multiple content-length headers in a
request. This could allow attackers to poison a web-cache, bypass web
application firewall protection, or conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
(CVE-2005-2090)
Tomcat permitted various characters as path delimiters. If Tomcat was used
behind certain proxies and configured to only proxy some contexts, an
attacker could construct an HTTP request to work around the context
restriction and potentially access non-proxied content. (CVE-2007-0450)
Several applications distributed in the JSP examples displayed unfiltered
values. If the JSP examples are accessible, these flaws could allow a
remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2006-7195,
CVE-2006-7196)
The default Tomcat configuration permitted the use of insecure
SSL cipher suites including the anonymous cipher suite. (CVE-2007-1858)
Directory listings were enabled by default in Tomcat. Information stored
unprotected under the document root was visible to anyone if the
administrator did not disable directory listings. (CVE-2006-3835)
Users should upgrade to these erratum packages which contain Tomcat version
5.5.23 that resolves these issues. Updated jakarta-commons-modeler
packages are also included which correct a bug when used with Tomcat 5.5.23.
4. Solution:
Note: /etc/tomcat5/web.xml has been updated to disable directory listing by
default. If you have previously modified /etc/tomcat5/web.xml, this change
will not be made automatically and you should manually update the value for
the "listings" parameter to "false".
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
237086 - CVE-2005-2090 multiple tomcat issues (CVE-2007-0450 CVE-2006-7195 CVE-2006-7196 CVE-2007-1858 CVE-2006-3835)
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/RHAPS/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.src.rpm
b3162bbdc2d76355fea5ba90a3f987f7 jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/RHAPS/SRPMS/tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.src.rpm
b5e689ee390bc378661aede8bd4def71 tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.src.rpm
noarch:
dbca75f8d8c4e5a2142c230507341a6d jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.noarch.rpm
6464c3c937b11f2aabe8b5cd67df6d0d jakarta-commons-modeler-javadoc-2.0-3jpp_2rh.noarch.rpm
a4f0c8dcb53eab2a1f7a2abd4b0f8388 tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
1038694e26ecbd63e22f639e5c47b293 tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
801d37609d0870fadf068807ea69b5f4 tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
a07efbad621c4dff32d8c7a6bf070b35 tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
f6d141890108fad7ceea6d3c565c92f1 tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
50f85dad6dfff70b1cdece862c0ea971 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
560bd117cee92b53a5aadbe1fb80d8a3 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
326d74348a7f5320380f50d232781d01 tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
945a8fb45fe416166412a1b9907131e7 tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
361e84d28cd9a2c9f4e68814d6c36863 tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
9b2a4efb1fa46f11923b51acb58afd04 tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/RHAPS/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.src.rpm
b3162bbdc2d76355fea5ba90a3f987f7 jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/RHAPS/SRPMS/tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.src.rpm
b5e689ee390bc378661aede8bd4def71 tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.src.rpm
noarch:
dbca75f8d8c4e5a2142c230507341a6d jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.noarch.rpm
6464c3c937b11f2aabe8b5cd67df6d0d jakarta-commons-modeler-javadoc-2.0-3jpp_2rh.noarch.rpm
a4f0c8dcb53eab2a1f7a2abd4b0f8388 tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
1038694e26ecbd63e22f639e5c47b293 tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
801d37609d0870fadf068807ea69b5f4 tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
a07efbad621c4dff32d8c7a6bf070b35 tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
f6d141890108fad7ceea6d3c565c92f1 tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
50f85dad6dfff70b1cdece862c0ea971 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
560bd117cee92b53a5aadbe1fb80d8a3 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
326d74348a7f5320380f50d232781d01 tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
945a8fb45fe416166412a1b9907131e7 tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
361e84d28cd9a2c9f4e68814d6c36863 tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
9b2a4efb1fa46f11923b51acb58afd04 tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/RHAPS/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.src.rpm
b3162bbdc2d76355fea5ba90a3f987f7 jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/RHAPS/SRPMS/tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.src.rpm
b5e689ee390bc378661aede8bd4def71 tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.src.rpm
noarch:
dbca75f8d8c4e5a2142c230507341a6d jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh.noarch.rpm
6464c3c937b11f2aabe8b5cd67df6d0d jakarta-commons-modeler-javadoc-2.0-3jpp_2rh.noarch.rpm
a4f0c8dcb53eab2a1f7a2abd4b0f8388 tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
1038694e26ecbd63e22f639e5c47b293 tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
801d37609d0870fadf068807ea69b5f4 tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
a07efbad621c4dff32d8c7a6bf070b35 tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
f6d141890108fad7ceea6d3c565c92f1 tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
50f85dad6dfff70b1cdece862c0ea971 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
560bd117cee92b53a5aadbe1fb80d8a3 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
326d74348a7f5320380f50d232781d01 tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
945a8fb45fe416166412a1b9907131e7 tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
361e84d28cd9a2c9f4e68814d6c36863 tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
9b2a4efb1fa46f11923b51acb58afd04 tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3.noarch.rpm
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7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2090
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3835
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-7195
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-7196
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0450
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1858
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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