Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 Malicious Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apache Tomcat 6.0.33. Affected is an unknown function of the component Malicious Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-4286. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 (Application Server Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Malicious Request Handler. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Apache Tomcat before 6.0.39, 7.x before 7.0.47, and 8.x before 8.0.0-RC3, when an HTTP connector or AJP connector is used, does not properly handle certain inconsistent HTTP request headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger incorrect identification of a request s length and conduct request-smuggling attacks via (1) multiple Content-Length headers or (2) a Content-Length header and a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-2090.

The weakness was published 02/25/2011 by Security Team with Tomcat Security Team as SECURITY] CVE-2013-4286 Incomplete fix for CVE 2005-2090 (Information disclosure) as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mail-archives.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4286 since 06/12/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72874 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : tomcat6, tomcat7 vulnerabilities (USN-2130-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350385 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat6: ALAS-2014-344).

Upgrading to version 6.0.39, 7.0.47 or 8.0.0-RC3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tomcat.apache.org. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91426), Tenable (72874), SecurityFocus (BID 65773†) and Secunia (SA57675†). Similar entries are available at VDB-12209, VDB-12518, VDB-13022 and VDB-67146. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 72874
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : tomcat6, tomcat7 vulnerabilities (USN-2130-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 881927
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for tomcat6 CESA-2014:0429 centos6
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tomcat 6.0.39/7.0.47/8.0.0-RC3

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02/25/2011 🔍
06/12/2013 +838 days 🔍
02/25/2014 +258 days 🔍
02/26/2014 +1 days 🔍
02/28/2014 +2 days 🔍
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04/01/2014 +25 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: SECURITY] CVE-2013-4286 Incomplete fix for CVE 2005-2090 (Information disclosure)
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Tomcat Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12440

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X-Force: 91426 - Apache Tomcat HTTP request smuggling, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65773 - Apache Tomcat CVE-2013-4286 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 57675 - Red Hat update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Less Critical

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Created: 02/28/2014 15:34
Updated: 05/01/2019 09:36
Changes: 02/28/2014 15:34 (87), 05/01/2019 09:36 (3)
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