- Issued:
- 2007-07-17
- Updated:
- 2007-07-17
RHSA-2007:0569 - Moderate: tomcat security update
Synopsis
Moderate: tomcat security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
Updated tomcat packages that fix two security issues and a packaging bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Description
Tomcat is a servlet container for Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.
Some JSPs within the 'examples' web application did not escape user provided data. If the JSP examples were accessible, this flaw could allow a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks (CVE-2007-2449).
Note: it is recommended the 'examples' web application not be installed on a production system.
The Manager and Host Manager web applications did not escape user provided data. If a user is logged in to the Manager or Host Manager web application, an attacker could perform a cross-site scripting attack (CVE-2007-2450).
Users of Tomcat should update to these erratum packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.src.rpm
- tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.i386.rpm
- tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm
- tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm
- tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 244804
- This content is not included.BZ - 244808
- This content is not included.BZ - 244846
CVEs
References
- Content from tomcat.apache.org is not included.Content from tomcat.apache.org is not included.http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.