QID 356279

Date Published: 2023-09-28

QID 356279: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat : ALASTOMCAT9-2023-002

If apache tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.82, 9.0.0-m1 to 9.0.67, 10.0.0-m1 to 10.0.26 or 10.1.0-m1 to 10.1.0 was configured to ignore invalid http headers via setting rejectillegalheader to false (the default for 8.5.x only), tomcat did not reject a request containing an invalid content-length header making a request smuggling attack possible if tomcat was located behind a reverse proxy that also failed to reject the request with the invalid header. (
( CVE-2022-42252)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALASTOMCAT9-2023-002 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALASTOMCAT9-2023-002 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASTOMCAT9-2023-002.html