CVE-2018-8034 — Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Tomcat

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate ValidationCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation13 documents9 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
11.7%
top 6.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation Apache TomcatCanonical Ubuntu Linux+2 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 1
Latest updateOct 17

Description

The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client was missing. It is now enabled by default. Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.31, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52, and 7.0.35 to 7.0.88.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapache/tomcat7.0.35 — 7.0.88+5
▶NVDoracle/retail_order_broker15.0, 5.1, 5.2+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04

Patches

Patch: www.oracle.com ↗Patch: www.oracle.com ↗Patch: www.oracle.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
The host name verification missing in Apache Tomcat↗2018-10-17
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OSV
The host name verification missing in Apache Tomcat↗2018-10-17
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8034: The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client was missing↗2018-08-01
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OSV
tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerabilities↗2018-07-25
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OSV
CVE-2018-8034: The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client was missing↗2018-07-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Tomcat vulnerabilities↗2018-07-25
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Red Hat
tomcat: Host name verification missing in WebSocket client↗2018-07-22
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Debian
CVE-2018-8034: tomcat9 - The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client was missing....↗2018
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Apache
Apache tomcat: CVE-2018-8034↗
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8034 tomcat: host name verification missing in WebSocket client [fedora-all]↗2018-07-23
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8034 tomcat: host name verification missing in WebSocket client [epel-all]↗2018-07-23
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8034 tomcat: Host name verification missing in WebSocket client↗2018-07-23
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