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Red Hat update for tomcat
Secunia Advisory: SA31639
Release Date: 2008-08-28
Popularity: 2,030 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1232
CVE-2008-1947
CVE-2008-2370
CVE-2008-2938


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for tomcat. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, or disclose sensitive information.

For more information:
SA30500
SA31379

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
https://rhn.redhat.com/

Original Advisory:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html

Other References:
SA30500:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30500/

SA31379:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31379/


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