high
7.5
CWE
295
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-8034

First published: Sun Jul 22 2018(Updated: )

Flaw affecting tomcat 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52 and 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.9 . The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client was not enabled by default. Upstream patch: <a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&amp;revision=1833757">http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&amp;revision=1833757</a> <a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&amp;rev=1833759">http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&amp;rev=1833759</a> References: <a href="https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html">https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html</a> <a href="https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html">https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html</a>

Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org security@apache.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/tomcat<8.0.53
8.0.53
redhat/tomcat<8.5.32
8.5.32
redhat/tomcat<9.0.10
9.0.10
redhat/tomcat<7.0.90
7.0.90
maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core>=7.0.35<=7.0.88
7.0.90
maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core>=8.0.0<8.0.53
8.0.53
maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core>=8.5.0<8.5.32
8.5.32
maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core>=9.0.0<=9.0.9
9.0.10
debian/tomcat9
9.0.43-2~deb11u10
9.0.43-2~deb11u11
9.0.70-2
9.0.95-1
Tomcat>=7.0.35<=7.0.88
Tomcat>=8.0.0<=8.0.52
Tomcat>=8.5.0<=8.5.31
Tomcat>=9.0.1<=9.0.9
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc1
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc10
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc2
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc3
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc4
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc5
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc6
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc7
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc8
Tomcat=8.0.0-rc9
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone1
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone10
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone11
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone12
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone13
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone14
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone15
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone16
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone17
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone18
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone19
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone2
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone20
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone21
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone22
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone23
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone24
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone25
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone26
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone27
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone3
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone4
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone5
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone6
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone7
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone8
Tomcat=9.0.0-milestone9
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Debian=8.0
Debian=9.0
Oracle Retail Order Broker=5.1
Oracle Retail Order Broker=5.2
Oracle Retail Order Broker=15.0
Tomcat=9.0.0-m1
Tomcat=9.0.0-m10
Tomcat=9.0.0-m11
Tomcat=9.0.0-m12
Tomcat=9.0.0-m13
Tomcat=9.0.0-m14
Tomcat=9.0.0-m15
Tomcat=9.0.0-m16
Tomcat=9.0.0-m17
Tomcat=9.0.0-m18
Tomcat=9.0.0-m19
Tomcat=9.0.0-m2
Tomcat=9.0.0-m20
Tomcat=9.0.0-m21
Tomcat=9.0.0-m22
Tomcat=9.0.0-m23
Tomcat=9.0.0-m24
Tomcat=9.0.0-m25
Tomcat=9.0.0-m26
Tomcat=9.0.0-m27
Tomcat=9.0.0-m3
Tomcat=9.0.0-m4
Tomcat=9.0.0-m5
Tomcat=9.0.0-m6
Tomcat=9.0.0-m7
Tomcat=9.0.0-m8
Tomcat=9.0.0-m9

Remedy

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-8034?

    CVE-2018-8034 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to insufficient hostname verification in TLS connections.

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-8034?

    To fix CVE-2018-8034, upgrade your Tomcat installation to version 8.0.53, 8.5.32, or 9.0.10 or later.

  • Which versions of Tomcat are affected by CVE-2018-8034?

    CVE-2018-8034 affects Tomcat versions 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52 and 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.9.

  • What kind of attack can CVE-2018-8034 enable?

    CVE-2018-8034 could allow an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks if hostname verification is bypassed.

  • Is CVE-2018-8034 present in embedded versions of Tomcat?

    Yes, CVE-2018-8034 is present in embedded versions of Tomcat that fall within the affected version ranges.

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