RHEL 6 : Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1.0 (RHSA-2017:0455)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97595

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1.0.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2017:0455 advisory.

- tomcat: timing attack in Realm implementation (CVE-2016-0762)

- tomcat: unsafe chown of catalina.log in tomcat init script allows privilege escalation (CVE-2016-1240)

- tomcat: Usage of vulnerable FileUpload package can result in denial of service (CVE-2016-3092)

- tomcat: security manager bypass via IntrospectHelper utility function (CVE-2016-5018)

- tomcat: tomcat writable config files allow privilege escalation (CVE-2016-6325)

- tomcat: system property disclosure (CVE-2016-6794)

- tomcat: security manager bypass via JSP Servlet config parameters (CVE-2016-6796)

- tomcat: unrestricted access to global resources (CVE-2016-6797)

- tomcat: HTTP Request smuggling vulnerability due to permitting invalid character in HTTP requests (CVE-2016-6816)

- tomcat: Remote code execution vulnerability in JmxRemoteLifecycleListener (CVE-2016-8735)

- tomcat: information disclosure due to incorrect Processor sharing (CVE-2016-8745)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1.0 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2017:0455.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97595

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2017-0455.nasl

Version: 3.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 3/8/2017

Updated: 4/24/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8735

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate4-c3p0-eap6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate4-core-eap6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate4-eap6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate4-entitymanager-eap6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hibernate4-envers-eap6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-runtime, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_cluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_cluster-tomcat7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_cluster-tomcat8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-native, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-vault, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-el-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-jsp-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-log4j, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-servlet-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat7-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-el-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-log4j, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat8-webapps, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/2/2023

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Apache Tomcat on Ubuntu Log Init Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0762, CVE-2016-1240, CVE-2016-3092, CVE-2016-5018, CVE-2016-6325, CVE-2016-6794, CVE-2016-6796, CVE-2016-6797, CVE-2016-6816, CVE-2016-8735, CVE-2016-8745

CWE: 20, 284, 444, 502

RHSA: 2017:0455

Detections

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