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title: "CVE-2009-2693\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-2693

Publication date 28 January 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and
6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite
arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a WAR file, as
demonstrated by a ../../bin/catalina.bat entry.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| 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 needs-triage |
| 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 | Fixed 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2693?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| tomcat5.5 | * Upstream:   <http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=902650> |
| tomcat6 | * Upstream:   <http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=892815> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2693)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2693)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-2693)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2693)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-899-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-899-1)
+ Tomcat vulnerabilities
+ 11 February 2010

### Other references

* <http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html>
* <http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html>
* <http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/509148/100/0/threaded>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2693>