Tomcat WebDAV Servlet Lets Remote Users View Arbitrary Files
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018864 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018864
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-5461
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 26 2007
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 4.0.0 - 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 5.0.x, 5.5.0 - 5.5.25, 6.0.0 - 6.0.14
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Tomcat. A remote user can view files on the target system.
If a WebDAV servlet is configured and enabled for write, a remote user can supply a specially crafted request containing a SYSTEM tag to view the contents of arbitrary files on the target system.
eliteb0y reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can view the contents of arbitrary files on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix for version 5.5 and 6.0, available via SVN.
The Apache advisory is available at:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
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Vendor URL: tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:42:55 -0400
Subject: Apache Tomcat
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Information disclosure CVE-2007-5461
When Tomcat's WebDAV servlet is configured for use with a context and has been enabled
for write, some WebDAV requests that specify an entity with a SYSTEM tag can result in
the contents of arbitary files being returned to the client.
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