Description
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.0
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected products
- apache / Tomcat4.1.0 – 4.1.39
References
- MISChttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
- MISChttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=652592&view=rev
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- MISChttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781542&view=rev
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18913
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504090/100/0/threaded
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35788
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
- MISChttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781708&view=rev
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- MISChttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=739522&view=rev
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- MISChttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=681156&view=rev
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42368
- MISChttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- MISChttps://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45933
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6450
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022336
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51195
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html
- MISChttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1
- MISChttps://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29936
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35416
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10716
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E