Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly performed certain security constraint checks in the FORM authenticator. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw with a specially-crafted URI to bypass security constraint checks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-3546)
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled requests that lack a session identifier. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to bypass the cross-site request forgery protection. (CVE-2012-4431)
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled sendfile and HTTPS when the NIO connector is used. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Tomcat to stop responsing, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
(CVE-2012-4534)
Affected
tomcat7 on Ubuntu 12.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-3546, CVE-2012-4431, CVE-2012-4534 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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