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Medium
CVE-2008-2370
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0...
Vulnerability Description
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30494
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495022/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10577
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1535
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34013
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32120
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31865
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5876
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4099
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31639
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31379
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44156
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36249
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33797
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020623
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200902e.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31381
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2215
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32266
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.10, 4.1.11, 4.1.12, 4.1.13, 4.1.14, 4.1.15, 4.1.16, 4.1.17, 4.1.18, 4.1.19, 4.1.20, 4.1.21, 4.1.22, 4.1.23, 4.1.24, 4.1.25, 4.1.26, 4.1.27, 4.1.28, 4.1.29, 4.1.30, 4.1.31, 4.1.32, 4.1.33, 4.1.34, 4.1.35, 4.1.36, 4.1.37, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 5.5.10, 5.5.11, 5.5.12, 5.5.13, 5.5.14, 5.5.15, 5.5.16, 5.5.17, 5.5.18, 5.5.19, 5.5.20, 5.5.21, 5.5.22, 5.5.23, 5.5.24, 5.5.25, 5.5.26, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.7, 6.0.8, 6.0.9, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.12, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.15, 6.0.16
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 4th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.