ubuntu-cve-2024-21733
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-01-19 11:15
Modified
2026-06-04 10:47
Summary
Details

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43. Other, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which contain a fix for the issue.

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43.\u00a0Other, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which contain a fix for the issue.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21733",
  "modified": "2026-06-04T10:47:35Z",
  "published": "2024-01-19T11:15:00Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-21733"
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    {
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}



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