CVE-2013-2071
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
java/org/apache/catalina/core/AsyncContextImpl.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40 does not properly handle the throwing of a RuntimeException in an AsyncListener in an application, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive request information intended for other applications in opportunistic circumstances via an application that records the requests that it processes.
Find out more about CVE-2013-2071 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This flaw only affects tomcat 7. Tomcat 5 and 6 are not affected. The jbossweb servlet container is also not affected.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server | RHSA-2013:1011 | 2013-07-03 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | RHSA-2013:1013 | 2013-07-03 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server | RHSA-2013:1012 | 2013-07-03 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | tomcat5 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5 | Not affected |
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