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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2017-12616: Security patch for tomcat (ALAS-2023-2020)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2017-12616: Security patch for tomcat (ALAS-2023-2020)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/19/2017
Created
05/17/2023
Added
05/17/2023
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webapps
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webapp
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-api
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-javadoc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-api
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-jsvc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-lib
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-api
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-webapps

References

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