1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4251-1

USN-4251-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities

Publication date

27 January 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled the RMI registry when
configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to obtain credentials and gain complete control
over the Tomcat instance. (CVE-2019-12418)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled FORM authentication. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a session fixation
attack. (CVE-2019-17563)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled the RMI registry when
configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to obtain credentials and gain complete control
over the Tomcat instance. (CVE-2019-12418)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled FORM authentication. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a session fixation
attack. (CVE-2019-17563)

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
16.04 xenial libtomcat8-java –  8.0.32-1ubuntu1.11
tomcat8 –  8.0.32-1ubuntu1.11

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