CVE-2007-5461
LOWEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 5.0.0, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, under certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a WebDAV write request that specifies an entity with a SYSTEM tag.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/10/18/potential-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-webdav-servlet.html
- http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3549
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-users/200710.mbox/%3C47135C2D.1000705%40apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119239530508382
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27481
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28361
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29313
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31493
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286112
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1447
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1453
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:241
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0042.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0195.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26070
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018864
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