CVE-2017-5664 Information

Description

The error page mechanism of the Java Servlet Specification requires that when an error occurs and an error page is configured for the error that occurred the original request and response are forwarded to the error page. This means that the request is presented to the error page with the original HTTP method. If the error page is a static file expected behaviour is to serve content of the file as if processing a GET request regardless of the actual HTTP method. The Default Servlet in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M20 8.5.0 to 8.5.14 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.43 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.77 did not do this. Depending on the original request this could lead to unexpected and undesirable results for static error pages including if the DefaultServlet is configured to permit writes the replacement or removal of the custom error page. Notes for other user provided error pages: (1) Unless explicitly coded otherwise JSPs ignore the HTTP method. JSPs used as error pages must must ensure that they handle any error dispatch as a GET request regardless of the actual method. (2) By default the response generated by a Servlet does depend on the HTTP method. Custom Servlets used as error pages must ensure that they handle any error dispatch as a GET request regardless of the actual method.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3891 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3892 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98888 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038641 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1809 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2493 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2494 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2633 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2635 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2636 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2637 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2638 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3080 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a42c48e37398d76334e17089e43ccab945238b8b7896538478d76066@3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org3E https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171019-0002/ https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03828en_us https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5