Oracle Secure Global Desktop up to 4.63 Apache Tomcat input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle Secure Global Desktop up to 4.63. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Apache Tomcat. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3544. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Secure Global Desktop up to 4.63 (Connectivity Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Apache Tomcat. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.37 and 7.x before 7.0.30 does not properly handle chunk extensions in chunked transfer coding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by streaming data.

The weakness was shared 01/14/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability can be exploited via HTTP. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3544 since 06/14/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73678 (RHEL 6 : tomcat6 (RHSA-2014:0429)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350756 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat-native: AL2012-2015-076).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73678) and SecurityFocus (BID 64758†). The entries VDB-6095, VDB-7810, VDB-8664 and VDB-8665 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 73678
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : tomcat6 (RHSA-2014:0429)
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OpenVAS ID: 892725
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2725-1 (tomcat6 - several vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11924

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SecurityFocus: 64758 - RETIRED: Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Created: 01/15/2014 10:55
Updated: 06/07/2021 10:04
Changes: 01/15/2014 10:55 (47), 04/07/2017 17:10 (24), 06/07/2021 09:59 (8), 06/07/2021 10:04 (1)
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