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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e8bddb67 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200705-03"> + <title>Tomcat: Information disclosure</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in Tomcat that allows for the + disclosure of sensitive information. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">tomcat</product> + <announced>May 01, 2007</announced> + <revised>May 01, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>173122</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/tomcat" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.5.22</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.5.22</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Tomcat is the Apache Jakarta Project's official implementation of Java + Servlets and Java Server Pages. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tomcat allows special characters like slash, backslash or URL-encoded + backslash as a separator, while Apache does not. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to the vulnerable + Tomcat server, possibly resulting in a directory traversal and read + access to arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running + Tomcat. Note that this vulnerability can only be exploited when using + apache proxy modules like mod_proxy, mod_rewrite or mod_jk. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Tomcat users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-5.5.22"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0450">CVE-2007-0450</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:49:54 +0000"> + aetius + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:54:19 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:54:45 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |