Package : tomcat6 Vulnerability : several Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2011-1184 CVE-2011-2204 CVE-2011-2526 CVE-2011-3190 CVE-2011-3375 CVE-2011-4858 CVE-2011-5062 CVE-2011-5063 CVE-2011-5064 CVE-2012-0022
Several vulnerabilities have been found in Tomcat, a servlet and JSP engine:
The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation performed insufficient countermeasures against replay attacks.
CVE-2011-2204
In rare setups passwords were written into a logfile.
CVE-2011-2526
Missing input sanisiting in the HTTP APR or HTTP NIO connectors could lead to denial of service.
CVE-2011-3190
AJP requests could be spoofed in some setups.
CVE-2011-3375
Incorrect request caching could lead to information disclosure.
CVE-2011-4858 CVE-2012-0022
This update adds countermeasures against a collision denial of service vulnerability in the Java hashtable implementation and addresses denial of service potentials when processing large amounts of requests.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 6.0.35-1+squeeze2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 6.0.35-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat6 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/