Apache Tomcat ServletContect security bypass
| tomcat-servletcontect-sec-bypass (65159) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the ServletContect attribute being improperly restricted to read-only setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read and write access to the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Tomcat (5.5.33, 6.0.30 or 7.0.6 or later), available from the Apache Tomcat Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Apache Geronimo Web site: Fixed in Geronimo 2.1.8.
- Apache Tomcat Web Site: Apache Tomcat 6.x vulnerabilities.
- Apache Tomcat Web Site: Apache Tomcat 5.x vulnerabilities .
- Apache Tomcat Web Site: Apache Tomcat 7.x vulnerabilities .
- Blue Coat Security Advisories ID: SA66: January 10, 2012 - Multiple Tomcat vulnerabilities in IntelligenceCenter.
- Blue Coat Security Advisories ID: SA67: January 10, 2012 - Multiple PostgreSQL vulnerabilities in IntelligenceCenter.
- Novell Document ID: 5098550: Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.1 (1.2 Hot Fix 1).
- Sun Product Security Blog, Nov 04, 2011: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat.
- BID-46177: Apache Tomcat SecurityManager Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-3718: 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.
- DSA-2160: tomcat6 -- several vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 71558: Apache Tomcat SecurityManager ServletContext Attribute Traversal Arbitrary File Manipulation
- RHSA-2011-0791: Moderate: tomcat6 security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2011-0897: Moderate: JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 update
- RHSA-2011-1845: Moderate: tomcat5 security update
- SA43198: Apache Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA45022: Novell Sentinel Log Manager Java and Tomcat Vulnerabilities
- SA45442: IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities
- SA46776: Oracle Solaris Apache Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA47379: Apache Geronimo Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA47503: Blue Coat IntelligenceCenter Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA47507: Blue Coat IntelligenceCenter Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2011:005: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Apache Geronimo 2.1
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.1
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.2
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.3
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.4
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.5
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.6
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.7
- Apache Geronimo 2.1.8
- Apache Tomcat 5
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.12
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.13
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.14
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.15
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.16
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.17
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.18
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.19
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.2
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.20
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.3
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.4
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.5
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.6
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.7
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.8
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.9
- Apache Tomcat 7
- Blue Coat IntelligenceCenter 2.1.2
- Blue Coat IntelligenceCenter 3.2
- IBM WebSphere Application Server 2.0 Community
- JBoss Enterprise Web Server
- Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.1
- Oracle Solaris 11 Express
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Server
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
- Sun Solaris 10
- Sun Solaris 9
Reported:
Feb 03, 2011
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