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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-12615: ELSA-2017-3081: tomcat security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-12615: ELSA-2017-3081: tomcat security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/19/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
07/25/2024

Description

When running Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.79 on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default to false) it was possible to upload a JSP file to the server via a specially crafted request. This JSP could then be requested and any code it contained would be executed by the server. A vulnerability was discovered in Tomcat where if a servlet context was configured with readonly=false and HTTP PUT requests were allowed, an attacker could upload a JSP file to that context and achieve code execution.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webapps
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webapp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-api
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-javadoc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-api
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-jsvc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-lib
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-api
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-webapps

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