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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7242-1
January 30, 2025

tomcat6 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Tomcat could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- tomcat6: Servlet and JSP engine

Details:

Pierre Ernst discovered that the Tomcat JmxRemoteLifecycleListener did not
implement a recommended fix. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libservlet2.5-java              6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7242-1
  CVE-2016-8735

Ubuntu 7242-1: Tomcat Security Advisory Updates

January 30, 2025
Tomcat could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Tomcat could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - tomcat6: Servlet and JSP engine Details: Pierre Ernst discovered that the Tomcat JmxRemoteLifecycleListener did not implement a recommended fix. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libservlet2.5-java 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7242-1

CVE-2016-8735

Severity
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