SB2018022023 - Amazon Linux AMI update for tomcat8
Published: February 20, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022023
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security features (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15706)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.The weakness exists due to some scripts may have failed to execute as expected and other scripts may have been executed unexpectedly. A remote attacker can write arbitrary files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.