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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33037
Vulnerability in tomcat6 (UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33037)
Summary
vulnerability in tomcat6 (UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33037). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33037** has been found in tomcat6.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade tomcat6 to **9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "tomcat6 UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33037" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33037 (tomcat6) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in tomcat6.
📍 Affected scope
tomcat6 — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'tomcat6' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'tomcat6' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `tomcat6` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade tomcat6 to 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2ステージング環境で 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
tomcat6
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
tomcat7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
tomcat8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
tomcat7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
tomcat9
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
tomcat8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
tomcat9
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.31-1ubuntu0.2"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5360-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-33037
- report https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/45d70a86a901cbd534f8f570bed2aec9f7f7b88e
- report https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/05f9e8b00f5d9251fcd3c95dcfd6cf84177f46c8
- report https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a2c3dc4c96168743ac0bab613709a5bbdaec41d0
- report https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3202703e6d635e39b74262e81f0cb4bcbe2170dc
- report https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/da0e7cb093cf68b052d9175e469dbd0464441b0b
- report https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/8874fa02e9b36baa9ca6b226c0882c0190ca5a02
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r612a79269b0d5e5780c62dfd34286a8037232fec0bc6f1a7e60c9381%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33037