vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for tomcat8 (ALAS-2016-658) (multiple CVEs)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 24, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 24, 2016
Added
Mar 11, 2016
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.67, 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 directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.
Solutions
amazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8amazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-admin-webappsamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-docs-webappamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-el-3-0-apiamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-javadocamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-jsp-2-3-apiamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-libamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-log4jamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-servlet-3-1-apiamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat8-webapps
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