Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU83533
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46589
CWE-ID:
CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests when parsing malformed trailer headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.
MitigationUpdate the affected package tomcat to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS: 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS: 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1
SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0
tomcat: before 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1
tomcat-servlet-4_0-api: before 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1
tomcat-webapps: before 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1
tomcat-admin-webapps: before 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1
tomcat-lib: before 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1
tomcat-jsp-2_3-api: before 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1
tomcat-el-3_0-api: before 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240209-1/
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.