OpenSUSE Linux update for tomcat
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-10072 CVE-2019-12418 CVE-2019-17563 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-399 CWE-264 CWE-384 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU20992
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10072
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for SB2019020812 when processing HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can perform denial of service attack by not sending WINDOW_UPDATE messages for the connection window (stream 0).
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.1
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU25000
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12418
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the local user without access to the Tomcat process or configuration files is able to manipulate the RMI registry to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to capture user names and passwords used to access the JMX interface.
Successful vulnerability exploitation requires that Apache Tomcat is configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.1
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Session Fixation
EUVDB-ID: #VU25002
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17563
CWE-ID:
CWE-384 - Session Fixation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a session fixation attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when FORM authentication is used in Apache Tomcat. A remote attacker can use a narrow window to perform a session fixation attack.
Update the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.1
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
