Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for tomcat. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for tomcat
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26898
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26898/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting, Exposure of sensitive information
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13651/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for tomcat. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
disclose sensitive information or to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.
For more information:
SA26465
SA26466
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0871.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26466:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26466/
SA26465:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26465/
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