[ GLSA 201206-24 ] Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201206-24)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: June 24, 2012
Bug(s): #272566, #273662, #303719, #320963, #329937, #373987, #374619, #382043, #386213, #396401, #399227
ID: 201206-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Apache Tomcat, the worst of
which allowing to read, modify and overwrite arbitrary files.


Background

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

Affected Packages

Package: www-servers/tomcat
Vulnerable: > 5.5.34 < 5.5.34
Vulnerable: > 6.0.35 < 6.0.35
Vulnerable: < 7.0.23
Unaffected: >= 6.0.35 < 6.0.36
Unaffected: >= 7.0.23
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

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


Impact

The vulnerabilities allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service, to
hijack a session, to bypass authentication, to inject webscript, to
enumerate valid usernames, to read, modify and overwrite arbitrary files,
to bypass intended access restrictions, to delete work-directory files,
to discover the server's hostname or IP, to bypass read permissions for
files or HTTP headers, to read or write files outside of the intended
working directory, and to obtain sensitive information by reading a log
file.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Apache Tomcat 6.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version: