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Red Hat update for tomcat
Secunia Advisory: SA32120
Release Date: 2008-10-03
Popularity: 744 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Red Hat Application Server v2 EL4

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-5342
CVE-2007-5461
CVE-2008-1232
CVE-2008-1947
CVE-2008-2370
CVE-2008-2938


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for tomcat. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions, malicious users to disclose potentially sensitive information, and by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, or disclose sensitive information.

For more information:
SA27398
SA28274
SA30500
SA31379

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
RHSA-2008-0862:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html

Other References:
SA27398:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27398/

SA28274:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28274/

SA30500:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30500/

SA31379:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31379/


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