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Scientific Linux Security Update : tomcat6 on SL6.x

2012-08-0100:00:00
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Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.

APR (Apache Portable Runtime) as mentioned in the CVE-2011-3190 and CVE-2011-2526 descriptions does not refer to APR provided by the apr packages. It refers to the implementation of APR provided by the Tomcat Native library, which provides support for using APR with Tomcat. This library is not shipped with Scientific Linux 6. This update includes fixes for users who have elected to use APR with Tomcat by taking the Tomcat Native library from a different product.

Multiple flaws were found in the way Tomcat handled HTTP DIGEST authentication. These flaws weakened the Tomcat HTTP DIGEST authentication implementation, subjecting it to some of the weaknesses of HTTP BASIC authentication, for example, allowing remote attackers to perform session replay attacks. (CVE-2011-1184)

A flaw was found in the way the Coyote (org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor) and APR (org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpAprProcessor) Tomcat AJP (Apache JServ Protocol) connectors processed certain POST requests. An attacker could send a specially crafted request that would cause the connector to treat the message body as a new request. This allows arbitrary AJP messages to be injected, possibly allowing an attacker to bypass a web applicationโ€™s authentication checks and gain access to information they would otherwise be unable to access. The JK (org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler) connector is used by default when the APR libraries are not present. The JK connector is not affected by this flaw. (CVE-2011-3190)

A flaw was found in the Tomcat MemoryUserDatabase. If a runtime exception occurred when creating a new user with a JMX client, that userโ€™s password was logged to Tomcat log files. Note: By default, only administrators have access to such log files. (CVE-2011-2204)

A flaw was found in the way Tomcat handled sendfile request attributes when using the HTTP APR or NIO (Non-Blocking I/O) connector. A malicious web application running on a Tomcat instance could use this flaw to bypass security manager restrictions and gain access to files it would otherwise be unable to access, or possibly terminate the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The HTTP blocking IO (BIO) connector, which is not vulnerable to this issue, is used by default in Scientific Linux 6. (CVE-2011-2526)

This update also fixes the following bug :

  • Previously, in certain cases, if โ€˜LANG=fr_FRโ€™ or โ€˜LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8โ€™ was set as an environment variable or in โ€˜/etc/sysconfig/tomcat6โ€™ on 64-bit PowerPC systems, Tomcat may have failed to start correctly. With this update, Tomcat works as expected when LANG is set to โ€˜fr_FRโ€™ or โ€˜fr_FR.UTF-8โ€™.

Users of Tomcat should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. Tomcat must be restarted for this update to take effect.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(61184);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1184", "CVE-2011-2204", "CVE-2011-2526", "CVE-2011-3190");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : tomcat6 on SL6.x");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and
JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.

APR (Apache Portable Runtime) as mentioned in the CVE-2011-3190 and
CVE-2011-2526 descriptions does not refer to APR provided by the apr
packages. It refers to the implementation of APR provided by the
Tomcat Native library, which provides support for using APR with
Tomcat. This library is not shipped with Scientific Linux 6. This
update includes fixes for users who have elected to use APR with
Tomcat by taking the Tomcat Native library from a different product.

Multiple flaws were found in the way Tomcat handled HTTP DIGEST
authentication. These flaws weakened the Tomcat HTTP DIGEST
authentication implementation, subjecting it to some of the weaknesses
of HTTP BASIC authentication, for example, allowing remote attackers
to perform session replay attacks. (CVE-2011-1184)

A flaw was found in the way the Coyote
(org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor) and APR
(org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpAprProcessor) Tomcat AJP (Apache JServ
Protocol) connectors processed certain POST requests. An attacker
could send a specially crafted request that would cause the connector
to treat the message body as a new request. This allows arbitrary AJP
messages to be injected, possibly allowing an attacker to bypass a web
application's authentication checks and gain access to information
they would otherwise be unable to access. The JK
(org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler) connector is used by default
when the APR libraries are not present. The JK connector is not
affected by this flaw. (CVE-2011-3190)

A flaw was found in the Tomcat MemoryUserDatabase. If a runtime
exception occurred when creating a new user with a JMX client, that
user's password was logged to Tomcat log files. Note: By default, only
administrators have access to such log files. (CVE-2011-2204)

A flaw was found in the way Tomcat handled sendfile request attributes
when using the HTTP APR or NIO (Non-Blocking I/O) connector. A
malicious web application running on a Tomcat instance could use this
flaw to bypass security manager restrictions and gain access to files
it would otherwise be unable to access, or possibly terminate the Java
Virtual Machine (JVM). The HTTP blocking IO (BIO) connector, which is
not vulnerable to this issue, is used by default in Scientific Linux
6. (CVE-2011-2526)

This update also fixes the following bug :

  - Previously, in certain cases, if 'LANG=fr_FR' or
    'LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8' was set as an environment variable or
    in '/etc/sysconfig/tomcat6' on 64-bit PowerPC systems,
    Tomcat may have failed to start correctly. With this
    update, Tomcat works as expected when LANG is set to
    'fr_FR' or 'fr_FR.UTF-8'.

Users of Tomcat should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues. Tomcat must be
restarted for this update to take effect."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1112&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=482
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ccd658c1"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/06/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/12/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-35.el6_1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
VendorProductVersionCPE
fermilabscientific_linuxx-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux