What is the vulnerability ID of this Tomcat vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID of this Tomcat vulnerability is CVE-2018-11784.

What is the impact of CVE-2018-11784?

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect users to arbitrary URIs.

Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 16.04.

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update the libtomcat7-java, tomcat7, libtomcat8-java, or tomcat8 packages to version 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16 or 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.8 depending on the version you have installed.

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability on the Ubuntu security advisory page at https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11784.

Vulnerability/
USN-3787-1

10/10/2018

USN-3787-1: Tomcat vulnerability

First published: Wed Oct 10 2018(Updated: )

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled returning redirects to a directory. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted URL to redirect to arbitrary URIs.

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
ubuntu/libtomcat8-java	<8.0.32-1ubuntu1.8	8.0.32-1ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu	=16.04
All of
ubuntu/tomcat8	<8.0.32-1ubuntu1.8	8.0.32-1ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu	=16.04
All of
ubuntu/libtomcat7-java	<7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16	7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16
Ubuntu	=14.04
All of
ubuntu/tomcat7	<7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16	7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16
Ubuntu	=14.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID of this Tomcat vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID of this Tomcat vulnerability is CVE-2018-11784.
What is the impact of CVE-2018-11784?
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect users to arbitrary URIs.
Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability?
This vulnerability affects Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 16.04.
How can I fix this vulnerability?
To fix this vulnerability, update the libtomcat7-java, tomcat7, libtomcat8-java, or tomcat8 packages to version 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16 or 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.8 depending on the version you have installed.
Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?
You can find more information about this vulnerability on the Ubuntu security advisory page at https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11784.

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