Debian 9859 Published by

Updated tomcat8 packages has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS to address two security issues in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine



Package : tomcat8
Version : 8.0.14-1+deb8u13
CVE ID : CVE-2018-1336 CVE-2018-8034

Two security issues have been discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP
engine.

CVE-2018-1336

An improper handing of overflow in the UTF-8 decoder with
supplementary characters can lead to an infinite loop in the decoder
causing a Denial of Service.

CVE-2018-8034

The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client
was missing. It is now enabled by default.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
8.0.14-1+deb8u13.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 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

  Tomcat8 Security Update for Debian 8 LTS