Issued:

2008-08-27

Updated:

2008-08-27

RHSA-2008:0648 - Important: tomcat security update

Synopsis

Important: tomcat security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated tomcat packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.

A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the HttpServletResponse.sendError() method. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via forged HTTP headers. (CVE-2008-1232)

An additional cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the host manager application. A remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the hostname parameter. (CVE-2008-1947)

A traversal vulnerability was discovered when using a RequestDispatcher in combination with a servlet or JSP. A remote attacker could utilize a specially-crafted request parameter to access protected web resources. (CVE-2008-2370)

An additional traversal vulnerability was discovered when the "allowLinking" and "URIencoding" settings were activated. A remote attacker could use a UTF-8-encoded request to extend their privileges and obtain local files accessible to the Tomcat process. (CVE-2008-2938)

Users of tomcat should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve 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

Updated Packages

• tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.src.rpm
• tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
• tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
• tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
• tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1.i386.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 446393
• This content is not included.BZ - 456120
• This content is not included.BZ - 457597
• This content is not included.BZ - 457934

CVEs

• CVE-2008-2938
• CVE-2008-1947
• CVE-2008-2370
• CVE-2008-1232

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

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.