Apache Tomcat URL information disclosure
| apache-tomcat-url-information-disclosure (27902) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apache Tomcat could disclose sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request for a mapped file prepended with a semicolon ' ; ' to obtain a directory listing. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Apache, Tomcat 5.0.28
- Apache, Tomcat 5.5.12
- Apache, Tomcat 5.5.16
- Apache, Tomcat 5.5.7
- Apache, Tomcat 5.5.9
- CA, Cohesion Application Configuration Manager 4.5
- CA, Cohesion Application Configuration Manager 4.5 SP1
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- RedHat, Network Satellite Server 4.0
- RedHat, Network Satellite Server 4.1
- RedHat, Network Satellite Server 4.2
- RedHat, Network Satellite Server 5.0
- RedHat, Network Satellite Server 5.0
- RedHat, RHEL Application Server 2
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 9 x86
- Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apache (5.5.17 or later), available from the Apache Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Apache Web site, Welcome! - The Apache HTTP Server Project at http://httpd.apache.org/.
- CA Security Response Blog, Jan 23 2009, 06:04 PM, CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23/ca20090123-01-cohesion-tomcat-multiple-vulnerabilities.aspx.
- CA20090123-01, Security Notice for Cohesion Tomcat at https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Jul 21 2006 - 14:54:42 CDT, Directory Listing in Apache Tomcat 5.x.x at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0467.html.
- Sun Alert ID: 239312, Security Vulnerabilities in Tomcat 4.0 Shipped with Solaris 9 and 10 at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-239312-1.
- ASA-2007-206: tomcat security update (RHSA-2007-0326)
- ASA-2008-293: Security Vulnerabilities in Tomcat 4.0 Shipped with Solaris 9 and 10 (Sun 239312)
- BID-19106: Apache Tomcat Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3835: Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped extension, as demonstrated by URLs ending with /;index.jsp and /;help.do.
- RHSA-2007-0326: Important: tomcat security update
- RHSA-2007-0340: Important: tomcat security update
- RHSA-2007-1069: Moderate: tomcat security update for Red Hat Network Satellite Server
- RHSA-2008-0261: Moderate: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update
- RHSA-2008-0524: Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update
- SA25212: Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA30899: Sun Solaris 9 Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA30908: Sun Solaris 10 Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA33668: CA Cohesion Application Configuration Manager Apache Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016576: Apache Tomcat Discloses Directory Listings to Remote Users
- SUSE-SR:2009:004: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1727: Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1979: Sun Solaris Tomcat JSP/Servlet Container Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-0233: CA Cohesion Apache Tomcat Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 21, 2006
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