Red Hat: 2013:0640-01: tomcat5: Important Advisory
Summary
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container.
It was found that when an application used FORM authentication, along with
another component that calls request.setUserPrincipal() before the call to
FormAuthenticator#authenticate() (such as the Single-Sign-On valve), it was
possible to bypass the security constraint checks in the FORM authenticator
by appending "/j_security_check" to the end of a URL. A remote attacker
with an authenticated session on an affected application could use this
flaw to circumvent authorization controls, and thereby access resources not
permitted by the roles associated with their authenticated session.
(CVE-2012-3546)
Multiple weaknesses were found in the Tomcat DIGEST authentication
implementation, effectively reducing the security normally provided by
DIGEST authentication. A remote attacker could use these flaws to perform
replay attacks in some circumstances. (CVE-2012-5885, CVE-2012-5886,
CVE-2012-5887)
Users of Tomcat should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct
these issues. Tomcat must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3546.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5885.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5886.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5887.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.i386.rpm
ia64:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ppc:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.ppc.rpm
s390x:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-debuginfo-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-server-lib-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
tomcat5-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated tomcat5 packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
873664 - CVE-2012-5885 CVE-2012-5886 CVE-2012-5887 tomcat: three DIGEST authentication implementation issues
883634 - CVE-2012-3546 Tomcat/JBoss Web: Bypass of security constraints