Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1108-1 tomcat7 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
24 Sep 2017
Affected Packages:
tomcat7
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-12616.
More information:

The Tomcat security team discovered that when using a VirtualDirContext it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 7.0.28-4+deb7u15.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat7 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS