{"id":"USN-3665-1","summary":"tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled being configured with\nHTTP PUTs enabled. A remote attacker could use this issue to upload a JSP\nfile to the server and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2017-12616,\nCVE-2017-12617)\n\nIt was discovered that Tomcat contained incorrect documentation regarding\ndescription of the search algorithm used by the CGI Servlet to identify\nwhich script to execute. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10.\n(CVE-2017-15706)\n\nIt was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled en empty string URL\npattern in security constraint definitions. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to gain access to web application resources,\ncontrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,\nUbuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-1304)\n\nIt was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled applying certain security\nconstraints. A remote attacker could possibly access certain resources,\ncontrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,\nUbuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-1305)\n\nIt was discovered that the Tomcat CORS filter default settings were\ninsecure and would enable 'supportsCredentials' for all origins, contrary\nto expectations. (CVE-2018-8014)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:21Z","published":"2018-05-30T17:47:08Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12617","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1304","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1305","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8014"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-12616","CVE-2017-12617","CVE-2017-15706","CVE-2018-1304","CVE-2018-1305","CVE-2018-8014","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12617","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15706","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1304","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1305","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8014"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3665-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12616"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12617"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15706"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1304"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1305"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8014"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tomcat7","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat7@7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"}]}],"versions":["7.0.42-1","7.0.47-1","7.0.50-1","7.0.52-1","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.9","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.10","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.11","7.0.52-1ubuntu0.13"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No 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