1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3204-1

USN-3204-1: Tomcat vulnerability

Publication date

20 February 2017

Overview

Tomcat could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tomcat to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tomcat to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty libtomcat7-java –  7.0.52-1ubuntu0.10
tomcat7 –  7.0.52-1ubuntu0.10
12.04 precise libtomcat6-java –  6.0.35-1ubuntu3.11
tomcat6 –  6.0.35-1ubuntu3.11

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