CVE-2008-5515

Publication date 16 June 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, and possibly earlier versions normalizes the target pathname before filtering the query string when using the RequestDispatcher method, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct directory traversal attacks via .. (dot dot) sequences and the WEB-INF directory in a Request.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tomcat5 11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
tomcat5.5 11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
tomcat6 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.2
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

example PoC: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Jun/0086.html

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
tomcat5.5
tomcat6

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-788-1
    • Tomcat vulnerabilities
    • 15 June 2009

Other references