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Low
CVE-2010-3718
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running...
Vulnerability Description
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute read-only, which allows local web applications to read or write files outside of the intended working directory, as demonstrated using a directory traversal attack.
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/46177
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13969
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516211/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8072
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65159
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:030
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19379
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0897.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0791.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43192
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025025
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12517
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%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/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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Vulnerable Versions:
7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 6.0, 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, 6.0.17, 6.0.18, 6.0.19, 6.0.20, 6.0.24, 6.0.26, 6.0.27, 6.0.28, 6.0.29, 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, 5.5.27, 5.5.28, 5.5.29, 5.5.30, 5.5.32
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 10th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.