SB2017060915 - Fedora 25 update for tomcat
Published: June 9, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017060915
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5664)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper handling of certain HTTP request methods for static error pages in Default Servlet. A remote attacker can bypass HTTP method restrictions and cause the error page to be deleted or replaced.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information modification.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.