| VID |
22581 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
WWW |
| Detailed Description |
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat 6.0 listening on the remote host is earlier than Tomcat 6.0.37 and, therefore, may be affected by the following vulnerabilities :
- An error exists related to chunked transfer encoding and extensions that could allow limited denial of service attacks. (CVE-2012-3544)
- An error exists related to HTML form authentication and session fixation that could allow an attacker to carry out requests using a victim's credentials. (CVE-2013-2067)
* Note: This check solely relied on the version number of the remote Web server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.37
* Platforms Affected:
Apache Tomcat Server versions prior to 6.0.37
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Tomcat Server (6.0.37 or later), available from the Apache Software Foundation download site, http://tomcat.apache.org/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2012-3544,CVE-2013-2067 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
59797,59799 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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