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🗓️ 31 May 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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CentOS Update for tomcat6 CESA-2013:0869 centos6. Remote host missing update for 'tomcat6' package. Flaw in tomcat6 init script handling tomcat6-initd.log log file allows symbolic link attack, escalating privileges to root. Update also fix weaknesses in Tomcat DIGEST authentication implementation

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881741");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-05-31 09:51:29 +0530 (Fri, 31 May 2013)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1976", "CVE-2013-2051", "CVE-2012-5887");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("CentOS Update for tomcat6 CESA-2013:0869 centos6");

  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2013:0869");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019750.html");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'tomcat6'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"tomcat6 on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer
  Pages (JSP) technologies.

  A flaw was found in the way the tomcat6 init script handled the
  tomcat6-initd.log log file. A malicious web application deployed on Tomcat
  could use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack to change the
  ownership of an arbitrary system file to that of the tomcat user, allowing
  them to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2013-1976)

  Note: With this update, tomcat6-initd.log has been moved from
  /var/log/tomcat6/ to the /var/log/ directory.

  It was found that the RHSA-2013:0623 update did not correctly fix
  CVE-2012-5887, a weakness in the Tomcat DIGEST authentication
  implementation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to perform replay
  attacks in some circumstances. Additionally, this problem also prevented
  users from being able to authenticate using DIGEST authentication.
  (CVE-2013-2051)

  Red Hat would like to thank Simon Fayer of Imperial College London for
  reporting the CVE-2013-1976 issue.

  Users of Tomcat are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
  correct these issues. Tomcat must be restarted for this update to take
  effect.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6", rpm:"tomcat6~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-admin-webapps", rpm:"tomcat6-admin-webapps~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-docs-webapp", rpm:"tomcat6-docs-webapp~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-el-2.1-api", rpm:"tomcat6-el-2.1-api~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-javadoc", rpm:"tomcat6-javadoc~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  ## Updated package name
  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api", rpm:"tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-lib", rpm:"tomcat6-lib~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  ## Updated package name
  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api", rpm:"tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tomcat6-webapps", rpm:"tomcat6-webapps~6.0.24~55.el6_4", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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