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High USN-3024-1 8 CVEs

tomcat6, tomcat7 vulnerabilities

Published Jul 5, 2016 · Updated Oct 17, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled pathnames used by web
applications in a getResource, getResourceAsStream, or getResourcePaths
call. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly list a parent
directory . This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2015-5174)

It was discovered that the Tomcat mapper component incorrectly handled
redirects. A remote attacker could use this issue to determine the
existence of a directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2015-5345)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled different session
settings when multiple versions of the same web application was deployed. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack web sessions. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2015-5346)

It was discovered that the Tomcat Manager and Host Manager applications
incorrectly handled new requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to bypass CSRF protection mechanisms. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2015-5351)

It was discovered that Tomcat did not place StatusManagerServlet on the
RestrictedServlets list. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
read arbitrary HTTP requests, including session ID values. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10.
(CVE-2016-0706)

It was discovered that the Tomcat session-persistence implementation
incorrectly handled session attributes. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10.
(CVE-2016-0714)

It was discovered that the Tomcat setGlobalContext method incorrectly
checked if callers were authorized. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to read or wite to arbitrary application data, or cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2016-0763)

It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled
certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-3092)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS tomcat7 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS tomcat7 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1

Vulnerabilities 8

  • High 8.8
    CVE-2015-5351

    Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism by using a token

    The (1) Manager and (2) Host Manager applications in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 establish sessions and send CSRF tokens for arbitrary new requests, which allows remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mech…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat tomcat7 tomcat6 Ubuntu Maven
  • High 8.8
    CVE-2016-0714 Public exploit EPSS 13%

    Improper Access Control in Apache Tomcat

    The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat tomcat7 tomcat6 Ubuntu Maven
  • High 8.1
    CVE-2015-5346 EPSS 11%

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Tomcat

    Session fixation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.66, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2, when different session settings are used for deployments of multiple versions of the same web application, might allow remote attackers to hijack we…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat tomcat7 Ubuntu Maven
  • High 7.5
    CVE-2016-3092 EPSS 37%

    High severity vulnerability that affects commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload

    The MultipartStream class in Apache Commons Fileupload before 1.3.2, as used in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.70, 8.x before 8.0.36, 8.5.x before 8.5.3, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M7 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consu…

    tomcat8 tomcat7 tomcat6 commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload Debian Ubuntu Maven
  • Medium 6.3
    CVE-2016-0763 EPSS 11%

    Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel in Apache Tomcat

    The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allow…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat tomcat7 tomcat6 Ubuntu Maven
  • Medium 5.3
    CVE-2015-5345 EPSS 18%

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Tomcat

    The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a direc…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat tomcat9 tomcat7 tomcat6 Ubuntu Maven
  • Medium 4.3
    CVE-2015-5174 EPSS 13%

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Tomcat

    Directory traversal vulnerability in RequestUtil.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.65, and 8.x before 8.0.27 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash d…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat tomcat7 tomcat6 Ubuntu Maven
  • Medium 4.3
    CVE-2016-0706

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat

    Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 does not place org.apache.catalina.manager.StatusManagerServlet on the org/apache/catalina/core/RestrictedServlets.properties list, which allows remote authenticate…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat tomcat7 tomcat6 Ubuntu Maven

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5174
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5345
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5346
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5351
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0706
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0714
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0763
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3092