CVE catalog
CVE-2017-12617
Security update for tomcat6
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- Exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- EPSS
- 99.97% · Oct 25, 2026
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled being configured with HTTP PUTs enabled. A remote attacker could use this issue to upload a JSP file to the server and execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.64-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.68-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3 | fixed |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u10 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u11 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u14 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u15 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u8 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u9 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u16 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server 12 sp3 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | openstack cloud 6 | 8.0.43-10.24.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 8.0.43-10.24.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat | linux enterprise server 12 sp1-ltss | 8.0.43-10.24.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.42-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.47-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.50-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.13 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.26-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.28-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.30-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.78-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | pro | 7.0.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Suse | tomcat6 | linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3 | 6.0.53-0.57.19.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tomcat6 | linux enterprise server 11 sp4-ltss | 6.0.53-0.57.19.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | deb | pro | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3 | Not reported | USN-7282-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | tomcat7 | deb | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u16 | Not reported | DLA-1166-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3039-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3039-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3039-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp3 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3039-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3 | 8.0.43-29.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3039-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | openstack cloud 6 | 8.0.43-10.24.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3279-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 8.0.43-10.24.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3279-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1-ltss | 8.0.43-10.24.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3279-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | deb | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12617 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | deb | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.6 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12617 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat6 | rpm | linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3 | 6.0.53-0.57.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:14705-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tomcat6 | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4-ltss | 6.0.53-0.57.19.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:14705-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2017_3081.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1166-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:3039-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:3279-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:14705-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12617]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7282-1]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-12617.json]
- [https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog]
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