(Sun Issues Fix) Tomcat Input Validation Hole in HttpServletResponse.sendError() Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021777 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021777
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-1232
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 26 2009
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 4.1.0 to 4.1.37, 5.5.0 to 5.5.26, 6.0.0 to 6.0.16
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Tomcat. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The HttpServletResponse.sendError() function does not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input before displaying the input on an error page. A remote user can create a specially crafted URL that, when loaded by a target user, will cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the Tomcat software and will run in the security context of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
Konstantin Kolinko reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site running the Tomcat software, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
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Solution:
Sun has issued a fix.
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 114016-03 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 122911-15 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_101 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 114017-03 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 122912-15 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_101 or later
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-251986-1
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Vendor URL: tomcat.apache.org/security.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:01:32 -0500
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-251986-1
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CVE-2008-1232
CVE-2008-1947
CVE-2008-2370
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