Amazon Linux AMI missing tomcat8 security update (ALAS-2016-778
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
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![]() | Apache Tomcat 6.0.x < 6.0.48 / 7.0.x < 7.0.73 / 8.0.x < 8.0.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 10 May 201900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat6 (ALAS-2016-776) | 16 Dec 201600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat7 (ALAS-2016-777) | 16 Dec 201600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | FreeBSD : tomcat -- multiple vulnerabilities (0b9af110-d529-11e6-ae1b-002590263bf5) | 10 Jan 201700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 25 : 1:tomcat (2016-98cca07999) | 15 Dec 201600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 24 : 1:tomcat (2016-a98c560116) | 16 Dec 201600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Apache Tomcat 8.5.x < 8.5.8 / 9.0.0.x < 9.0.0.M13 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 24 Jan 201700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 < 7.0.73 multiple vulnerabilities | 23 May 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 23 : 1:tomcat (2016-9c33466fbb) | 15 Dec 201600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Apache Tomcat 8.0.0.RC1 < 8.0.39 multiple vulnerabilities | 23 May 202400:00 | – | nessus |
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2016-778.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(95898);
script_version("3.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/05/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6816", "CVE-2016-8735");
script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2016-778");
script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/06/02");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat8 (ALAS-2016-778)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"CVE-2016-6816 tomcat: HTTP Request smuggling vulnerability due to
permitting invalid character in HTTP requests
CVE-2016-8735 tomcat: Remote code execution vulnerability in
JmxRemoteLifecycleListener");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-778.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update tomcat8' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/12/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-admin-webapps");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-docs-webapp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-el-3.0-api");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-javadoc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-lib");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-log4j");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-webapps");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "A")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-admin-webapps-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-docs-webapp-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-el-3.0-api-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-javadoc-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-lib-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-log4j-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"tomcat8-webapps-8.0.39-1.67.amzn1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "tomcat8 / tomcat8-admin-webapps / tomcat8-docs-webapp / etc");
}
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