Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2018-8037
Published: July 24, 2018 / Updated: July 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13993
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8037
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of connection closures by the non-blocking I/O (NIO) and NIO2 connectors. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger bug in the tracking of connection closures, reuse user sessions in a new connection and access arbitrary data.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8037
Update to version 9.0.10.