47464 : Apache Tomcat allowLinking / UTF-8 Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2008-08-04	2008-08-11

Keywords

c01650939, HPSBUX02401, SSRT090005 , c01650939, HPSBUX02401, SSRT090005 c01650939, HPSBUX02401, SSRT090005

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2938" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Directory traversal vulnerability in 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 allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370. NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-2938 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 3071
Secunia Advisory ID: 31379 31381 31639 31865 31891 31982 32120 32222 32266 33052 33797 33978 36108 37297 40425 41889
Related OSVDB ID: 47462 47463
Milw0rm: 6229
Exploit Database: 6229
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-09/0112.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0059.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-03/0009.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0347.html
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-user&m=121759964027135&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-user&m=121759966427171&w=2
Generic Exploit URL: http://d2sec.com/products.htm
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01650939
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7006398
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214095
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=626903&group_id=144774
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Other Advisory URL: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-201003e.html
http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1007.html

Tools & Filters

	33866
	4621

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-08-13 | Disagree?

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2008/08/21 16:55:51 | Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw

from: Jeffrey Young’s Technicon | ZDNet.com

The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) ... (CVE-2008-2938) affects Apache Tomcat versions 4.1.0-4.1.37, 5.5.0-5.5.26, and 6.0.0-6.0.16

2008/08/21 16:22:01 | Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw

from: New Digital Computer —

Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw in: Uncategorized The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) ... (CVE-2008-2938) affects Apache Tomcat versions 4.1.0-4.1.37, 5.5.0-5.5.26, and 6.0.0-6.0.16

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