SB2017081722 - Amazon Linux AMI update for tomcat7
Published: August 17, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081722
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5664)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper handling of certain HTTP request methods for static error pages in Default Servlet. A remote attacker can bypass HTTP method restrictions and cause the error page to be deleted or replaced.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information modification.
2) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5648)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to the failure to use the appropriate facade object by certain application listener calls. A remote attacker can access and modify arbitrary data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.