[Bug 909828] Re: Tomcat needs update to prevent hash function DoS attack

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This bug was fixed in the package tomcat6 - 6.0.24-2ubuntu1.10

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tomcat6 (6.0.24-2ubuntu1.10) lucid-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via hash collision and incorrect
    handling of large numbers of parameters and parameter values
    (LP: #909828)
    - debian/patches/0019-CVE-2012-0022.patch: refactor parameter handling
      code in conf/web.xml,
      java/org/apache/catalina/connector/Connector.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/connector/mbeans-descriptors.xml,
      java/org/apache/catalina/connector/Request.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/filters/FailedRequestFilter.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/Globals.java,
      java/org/apache/coyote/Request.java,
      java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/B2CConverter.java,
      java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/ByteChunk.java,
      java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/MessageBytes.java,
      java/org/apache/tomcat/util/buf/StringCache.java,
      java/org/apache/tomcat/util/http/LocalStrings.properties,
      java/org/apache/tomcat/util/http/Parameters.java,
      webapps/docs/config/ajp.xml,
      webapps/docs/config/http.xml.
    - CVE-2011-4858
    - CVE-2012-0022
 -- Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers at ubuntu.com>   Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:35:46 -0500

** Changed in: tomcat6 (Ubuntu Lucid)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

** Changed in: tomcat6 (Ubuntu Maverick)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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