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


 

Published on: 21 June 2019

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

 



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