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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: tomcat5 security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0640-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html
Issue date: 2013-03-12
CVE Names: CVE-2012-3546 CVE-2012-5885 CVE-2012-5886
CVE-2012-5887
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1. Summary:
Updated tomcat5 packages that fix multiple security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container.
It was found that when an application used FORM authentication, along with
another component that calls request.setUserPrincipal() before the call to
FormAuthenticator#authenticate() (such as the Single-Sign-On valve), it was
possible to bypass the security constraint checks in the FORM authenticator
by appending "/j_security_check" to the end of a URL. A remote attacker
with an authenticated session on an affected application could use this
flaw to circumvent authorization controls, and thereby access resources not
permitted by the roles associated with their authenticated session.
(CVE-2012-3546)
Multiple weaknesses were found in the Tomcat DIGEST authentication
implementation, effectively reducing the security normally provided by
DIGEST authentication. A remote attacker could use these flaws to perform
replay attacks in some circumstances. (CVE-2012-5885, CVE-2012-5886,
CVE-2012-5887)
Users of Tomcat should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct
these issues. Tomcat must be restarted for this update to take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
873664 - CVE-2012-5885 CVE-2012-5886 CVE-2012-5887 tomcat: three DIGEST authentication implementation issues
883634 - CVE-2012-3546 Tomcat/JBoss Web: Bypass of security constraints
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.src.rpm
i386:
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.src.rpm
i386:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.src.rpm
i386:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
ia64:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ppc:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
s390x:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3546.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5885.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5886.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5887.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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