CVE-2008-5515

Publication date 16 June 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, and possibly earlier versions normalizes the target pathname before filtering the query string when using the RequestDispatcher method, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct directory traversal attacks via .. (dot dot) sequences and the WEB-INF directory in a Request.

Read the notes from the security team

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 needed
	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	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.2
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

example PoC: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Jun/0086.html

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
tomcat5.5	Upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=782757
tomcat6	Upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=734734

CVE-2008-5515

Status

Notes

mdeslaur

Patch details

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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