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Debian: CVE-2017-7674: tomcat7, tomcat8, tomcat9 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-7674: tomcat7, tomcat8, tomcat9 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/10/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/16/2017
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin. This permitted client and server side cache poisoning in some circumstances.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-tomcat7
  • debian-upgrade-tomcat8
  • debian-upgrade-tomcat9

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