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Apache Tomcat Cookie Handling Session ID Disclosure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26466
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Release Date:
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2007-08-15
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Last Update:
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2007-09-11
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Popularity:
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11,027 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Partial Fix
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| Software: | Apache Tomcat 3.x
Apache Tomcat 4.x
Apache Tomcat 5.x
Apache Tomcat 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-3382
CVE-2007-3385
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Description:
Tomasz Kuczynski has reported two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
Input containing a single quote or a \" character sequence in cookie values is incorrectly handled in an unspecified way, which can be exploited to disclose sensitive information including session IDs.
The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 3.3 to 3.3.2, 4.1.0 to 4.1.36, 5.0.0 to 5.0.30, 5.5.0 to 5.5.24, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.13.
Solution:
Update to version 5.5.25 or 6.0.14.
The vulnerability is also reportedly fixed in 4.1.HEAD.
Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a web proxy.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Tomasz Kuczynski
Changelog:
2007-09-11: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
Apache Tomcat (CVE-2007-3382):
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065252.html
Apache Tomcat (CVE-2007-3385):
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065253.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#993544:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/993544
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