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Apache Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28878
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Release Date:
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2008-02-11
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Last Update:
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2008-02-22
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Popularity:
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7,871 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Apache Tomcat 5.x
Apache Tomcat 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5333
CVE-2007-6286
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Apache Tomcat, which can be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data or to disclose sensitive information.
1) An error exists within the native (APR based) connector when handling SSL requests. This can be exploited to trigger the duplicate processing of a recent request by connecting to the SSL port and disconnecting without sending data.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.5.11 to 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.15.
2) Input containing a quote or a %5C character in cookie values is incorrectly handled in an unspecified way, which can be exploited to disclose sensitive information including session IDs.
This is related to:
SA26466
The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.5.0 to 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.14.
Solution:
Update to version 5.5.26 or 6.0.16.
Provided and/or discovered by:
1) The vendor credits System Core.
2) Yoshihiro Ishikawa, LAC
Changelog:
2008-02-22: Updated "Original Advisory" and credits section.
Original Advisory:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Feb/0099.html
LAC:
http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/97_e.html
Other References:
SA26466:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26466/
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