[ GLSA 201705-09 ] Apache Tomcat

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201705-09)
Severity: high
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: 2017-05-18
Bug(s): #575796, #586966, #595978, #615868
ID: 201705-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache Tomcat, the
worst of which could lead to privilege escalation.


Background

Apache Tomcat is a Servlet-3.0/JSP-2.2 Container.

Affected Packages

Package: www-servers/tomcat
Vulnerable: < 8.0.36
Unaffected: >= 8.0.36
Unaffected: >= 7.0.70
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tomcat. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition,
obtain sensitive information, bypass protection mechanisms and
authentication restrictions.
A local attacker, who is a tomcat’s system user or belongs to
tomcat’s group, could potentially escalate privileges.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Apache Tomcat users have to manually check their Tomcat runscripts
to make sure that they don’t use an old, vulnerable runscript. In
addition:
All Apache Tomcat 7 users should upgrade to the latest version: