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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r
Aliases CVE-2009-2693
Summary Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal vulnerability 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 Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55855
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
https://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/0299cb724ea71f304d54adfcdb950f59b01fb421
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3e1010b1a2f648581fac3d68afbf18f2979f6bf6
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19355
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7017
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c02241113
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev
https://web.archive.org/web/20200229071135/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37944
https://web.archive.org/web/20200516121700/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
https://web.archive.org/web/20201206235536/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509148/100/0/threaded
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
CVE-2009-2693 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2693
msg00001.html Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
RHSA-2010:0119 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0119
RHSA-2010:0580 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0580
RHSA-2010:0582 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0582
VMSA-2011-0003.html Other http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html Other http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
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