Security Alert (A19-06-08): Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

Description:

Apache Software Foundation has released new versions of Apache Tomcat 8 and 9 to address a vulnerability in HTTP/2.  Attackers could exploit the vulnerability to cause server-side thread exhaustion.

Affected Systems:

• Apache Tomcat versions 8.5.0 to 8.5.40
• Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.19

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to a denial of service condition on an affected system.

Recommendation:

The Apache Software Foundation has released new version of the products to address the issue and they can be downloaded at the following URL:

• https://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi
• https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi

More Information:

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.41
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.20
http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201906.mbox/%3Cca69531a-1592-be7b-60ce-729549c7f812%40apache.org%3E
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/19062105
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/20/Apache-Releases-Security-Advisory-Apache-Tomcat
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10072