SB2023122917 - App Connect Professional update for Apache Tomcat



SB2023122917 - App Connect Professional update for Apache Tomcat

Published: December 29, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023122917
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Exposed dangerous method or function (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42794)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Tomcat's internal fork of a Commons FileUpload included an unreleased, in progress refactoring that exposed a potential denial of service on Windows. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack by uploading multiple files to the server that are not removed.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.