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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.2370 Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities 20 September 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Apache Tomcat Publisher: The Apache Software Foundation Operating System: Windows UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-12616 CVE-2017-12615 Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) The Apache Software Foundation security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- CVE-2017-12615 Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution via JSP Upload Severity: Important Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.79 Description: When running on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default to false) it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server via a specially crafted request. This JSP could then be requested and any code it contained would be executed by the server. Mitigation: Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following mitigations: - - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 7.0.81 or later (7.0.80 was not released) Credit: This issue was reported responsibly to the Apache Tomcat Security Team by iswin from 360-sg-lab History: 2017-09-19 Original advisory References: [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html - --- CVE-2017-12616 Apache Tomcat Information Disclosure Severity: Important Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 Description: When using a VirtualDirContext it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request. Mitigation: Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following mitigations: - - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 7.0.81 Credit: This issue was identified by the Tomcat Security Team while investigating CVE-2017-12616. History: 2017-09-19 Original advisory References: [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. 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