The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.25 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 does not restrict certain permissions for web applications, which allows attackers to modify logging configuration options and overwrite arbitrary files, as demonstrated by changing the (1) level, (2) directory, and (3) prefix attributes in the org.apache.juli.FileHandler handler.

The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including remote code execution vulnerabilities, in the following components :

  - Apache Geronimo
  - Apache Tomcat
  - Apache Xerces2
  - cURL/libcURL
  - ISC BIND
  - Libxml2
  - Linux kernel
  - Linux kernel 64-bit
  - Linux kernel Common Internet File System
  - Linux kernel eCryptfs
  - NTP
  - Python
  - Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
  - Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
  - Java SE Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT)
  - Java SE Plugin
  - Java SE Provider
  - Java SE Swing
  - Java SE Web Start

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0042 advisory.

    [5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3]
     - Patch for CVE-2007-5342        Resolves: bz# 427776
     - Patch for CVE-2007-5461        Resolves: bz# 334561

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 4.2 packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as JBEAP 4.2.0.CP04.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the market leading platform for innovative and scalable Java applications; integrating the JBoss Application Server, with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam into a complete, simple enterprise solution.

This release of JBEAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 serves as a replacement to JBEAP 4.2.0.CP03.

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements which are detailed in the release notes. The link to the release notes is available below in the References section.

The following security issues are also fixed with this release :

The default security policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict access permissions to files. This could be misused by untrusted web applications to access and write arbitrary files in the context of the tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

The property that controls the download of server classes was set to 'true' in the 'production' configuration. When the class download service is bound to an external interface, a remote attacker was able to download arbitrary class files from the server class path.
(CVE-2008-3519)

Warning: before applying this update, please backup the JBEAP 'server/[configuration]/deploy/' directory, and any other customized configuration files.

All users of JBEAP 4.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 4.2 packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 as JBEAP 4.2.0.CP04.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the market leading platform for innovative and scalable Java applications; integrating the JBoss Application Server, with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam into a complete, simple enterprise solution.

This release of JBEAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 serves as a replacement to JBEAP 4.2.0.CP03.

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements which are detailed in the release notes. The link to the release notes is available below in the References section.

The following security issues are also fixed with this release :

The default security policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict access permissions to files. This could be misused by untrusted web applications to access and write arbitrary files in the context of the tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

The property that controls the download of server classes was set to 'true' in the 'production' configuration. When the class download service is bound to an external interface, a remote attacker was able to download arbitrary class files from the server class path.
(CVE-2008-3519)

Warning: before applying this update, please backup the JBEAP 'server/[configuration]/deploy/' directory, and any other customized configuration files.

All users of JBEAP 4.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 4.3 packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as JBEAP 4.3.0.CP02.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the market leading platform for innovative and scalable Java applications; integrating the JBoss Application Server, with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam into a complete, simple enterprise solution.

This release of JBEAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 serves as a replacement to JBEAP 4.3.0.CP01.

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements which are detailed in the release notes. The link to the release notes is available below in the References section.

The following security issues are also fixed with this release :

The default security policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict access permissions to files. This could be misused by untrusted web applications to access and write arbitrary files in the context of the tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

The property that controls the download of server classes was set to 'true' in the 'production' configuration. When the class download service is bound to an external interface, a remote attacker was able to download arbitrary class files from the server class path.
(CVE-2008-3519)

Warning: before applying this update, please backup the JBEAP 'server/[configuration]/deploy/' directory, and any other customized configuration files.

All users of JBEAP 4.3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Updated JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 4.3 packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 as JBEAP 4.3.0.CP02.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the market leading platform for innovative and scalable Java applications; integrating the JBoss Application Server, with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam into a complete, simple enterprise solution.

This release of JBEAP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 serves as a replacement to JBEAP 4.3.0.CP01.

These updated packages include bug fixes and enhancements which are detailed in the release notes. The link to the release notes is available below in the References section.

The following security issues are also fixed with this release :

The default security policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict access permissions to files. This could be misused by untrusted web applications to access and write arbitrary files in the context of the tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

The property that controls the download of server classes was set to 'true' in the 'production' configuration. When the class download service is bound to an external interface, a remote attacker was able to download arbitrary class files from the server class path.
(CVE-2008-3519)

Warning: before applying this update, please backup the JBEAP 'server/[configuration]/deploy/' directory, and any other customized configuration files.

All users of JBEAP 4.3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

A directory traversal vulnerability existed in the Apache Tomcat webdav servlet. In some configurations it allowed remote authenticated users to read files accessible to the local tomcat process.
(CVE-2007-5461)

The default security policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict access permissions to files. This could be misused by untrusted web applications to access and write arbitrary files in the context of the tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat listening on the remote host is prior to 6.0.16. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to an     information disclosure attack via cookies. The previous     fix for CVE-2007-3385 was incomplete and did not account     for the use of quotes or '%5C' in cookie values.
    (CVE-2007-3385, CVE-2007-5333)

  - The default security policy in the JULI logging     component did not restrict access permissions to files.
    This could be misused by untrusted web applications to     access and write arbitrary files in the context of the     Tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

  - A directory traversal vulnerability existed in the     Apache Tomcat webdav servlet. In some configurations     it allowed remote, authenticated users to read files     accessible to the local tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5461)

  - When the native APR connector is used, it does not     properly handle an empty request to the SSL port, which     allows remote attackers to trigger handling of a     duplicate copy of one of the recent requests, as     demonstrated by using netcat to send the empty request.
    (CVE-2007-6286)

  - If the processing or parameters is interrupted, i.e. by     an exception, then it is possible for the parameters to     be processed as part of later request. (CVE-2008-0002)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat listening on the remote host is prior to 5.5.26. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to an     information disclosure attack via cookies. The previous     fix for CVE-2007-3385 was incomplete and did not account     for the use of quotes or '%5C' in cookie values.
    (CVE-2007-3385, CVE-2007-5333)

  - The default security policy in the JULI logging     component did not restrict access permissions to files.
    This could be misused by untrusted web applications to     access and write arbitrary files in the context of the     tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

  - The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to an     information disclosure attack via the WebDAV servlet.
    Certain WebDAV requests, containing an entity with a     SYSTEM tag can result in the disclosure of arbitrary     file contents. (CVE-2007-5461)

  - When the native APR connector is used, it does not     properly handle an empty request to the SSL port, which     allows remote attackers to trigger handling of a     duplicate copy of one of the recent requests, as     demonstrated by using netcat to send the empty request.
    (CVE-2007-6286)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Updated tomcat packages that fix security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Tomcat is a servlet container for Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies.

A directory traversal vulnerability existed in the Apache Tomcat webdav servlet. In some configurations it allowed remote authenticated users to read files accessible to the local tomcat process.
(CVE-2007-5461)

The default security policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict access permissions to files. This could be misused by untrusted web applications to access and write arbitrary files in the context of the tomcat process. (CVE-2007-5342)

Users of Tomcat should update to these errata packages, which contain backported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

a. JRE Security Update

  JRE update to version 1.5.0_20, which addresses multiple security   issues that existed in earlier releases of JRE.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   JRE 1.5.0_18: CVE-2009-1093, CVE-2009-1094, CVE-2009-1095,   CVE-2009-1096, CVE-2009-1097, CVE-2009-1098, CVE-2009-1099,   CVE-2009-1100, CVE-2009-1101, CVE-2009-1102, CVE-2009-1103,   CVE-2009-1104, CVE-2009-1105, CVE-2009-1106, and CVE-2009-1107.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   JRE 1.5.0_20: CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671,   CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676,   CVE-2009-2716, CVE-2009-2718, CVE-2009-2719, CVE-2009-2720,   CVE-2009-2721, CVE-2009-2722, CVE-2009-2723, CVE-2009-2724.

b. Update Apache Tomcat version

  Update for VirtualCenter and ESX patch update the Tomcat package to   version 6.0.20 (vSphere 4.0) or version 5.5.28 (VirtualCenter 2.5)   which addresses multiple security issues that existed   in the previous version of Apache Tomcat.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 and Tomcat 5.5.28: CVE-2008-5515,   CVE-2009-0033, CVE-2009-0580, CVE-2009-0781, CVE-2009-0783.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   Apache Tomcat 6.0.18:  CVE-2008-1232, CVE-2008-1947, CVE-2008-2370.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   Apache Tomcat 6.0.16:  CVE-2007-5333, CVE-2007-5342, CVE-2007-5461,   CVE-2007-6286, CVE-2008-0002.
  c. Third-party library update for ntp.
   The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's   time with a referenced time source.
   ESXi 3.5 and ESXi 4.0 have a ntp client that is affected by the   following security issue. Note that the same security issue is   present in the ESX Service Console as described in section d. of   this advisory.
   A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the ntpd daemon's NTPv4   authentication code. If ntpd was configured to use public key   cryptography for NTP packet authentication, a remote attacker could   use this flaw to send a specially crafted request packet that could   crash ntpd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the   privileges of the 'ntp' user.
   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-1252 to this issue.
   The NTP security issue identified by CVE-2009-0159 is not relevant   for ESXi 3.5 and ESXi 4.0.
 d. Service Console update for ntp

  Service Console package ntp updated to version ntp-4.2.2pl-9el5_3.2    The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's   time with a referenced time source.
   The Service Console present in ESX is affected by the following   security issues.
   A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the ntpd daemon's NTPv4   authentication code. If ntpd was configured to use public key   cryptography for NTP packet authentication, a remote attacker could   use this flaw to send a specially crafted request packet that could   crash ntpd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the   privileges of the 'ntp' user.
   NTP authentication is not enabled by default on the Service Console.
   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-1252 to this issue.
   A buffer overflow flaw was found in the ntpq diagnostic command. A   malicious, remote server could send a specially crafted reply to an   ntpq request that could crash ntpq or, potentially, execute   arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the ntpq   command.
   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-0159 to this issue.
  e. Updated Service Console package kernel

  Updated Service Console package kernel addresses the security   issues listed below.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2008-3528, CVE-2008-5700, CVE-2009-0028,   CVE-2009-0269, CVE-2009-0322, CVE-2009-0675, CVE-2009-0676,   CVE-2009-0778 to the security issues fixed in kernel   2.6.18-128.1.6.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2008-4307, CVE-2009-0834, CVE-2009-1337,   CVE-2009-0787, CVE-2009-1336 to the security issues fixed in   kernel 2.6.18-128.1.10.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-1439, CVE-2009-1633, CVE-2009-1072,   CVE-2009-1630, CVE-2009-1192 to the security issues fixed in   kernel 2.6.18-128.1.14.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2007-5966, CVE-2009-1385, CVE-2009-1388,   CVE-2009-1389, CVE-2009-1895, CVE-2009-2406, CVE-2009-2407 to the   security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-128.4.1.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-2692, CVE-2009-2698 to the   security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-128.7.1.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-0745, CVE-2009-0746, CVE-2009-0747,   CVE-2009-0748, CVE-2009-2847, CVE-2009-2848 to the security issues   fixed in kernel 2.6.18-164.

 f. Updated Service Console package python

  Service Console package Python update to version 2.4.3-24.el5.

  When the assert() system call was disabled, an input sanitization   flaw was revealed in the Python string object implementation that   led to a buffer overflow. The missing check for negative size values   meant the Python memory allocator could allocate less memory than   expected. This could result in arbitrary code execution with the   Python interpreter's privileges.

  Multiple buffer and integer overflow flaws were found in the Python   Unicode string processing and in the Python Unicode and string   object implementations. An attacker could use these flaws to cause   a denial of service.

  Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in the Python imageop   module. If a Python application used the imageop module to   process untrusted images, it could cause the application to   disclose sensitive information, crash or, potentially, execute   arbitrary code with the Python interpreter's privileges.

  Multiple integer underflow and overflow flaws were found in the   Python snprintf() wrapper implementation. An attacker could use   these flaws to cause a denial of service (memory corruption).

  Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in various Python   modules. An attacker could use these flaws to cause a denial of   service.

  An integer signedness error, leading to a buffer overflow, was   found in the Python zlib extension module. If a Python application   requested the negative byte count be flushed for a decompression   stream, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially,   execute arbitrary code with the Python interpreter's privileges.

  A flaw was discovered in the strxfrm() function of the Python   locale module. Strings generated by this function were not properly   NULL-terminated, which could possibly cause disclosure of data   stored in the memory of a Python application using this function.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2007-2052 CVE-2007-4965 CVE-2008-1721   CVE-2008-1887 CVE-2008-2315 CVE-2008-3142 CVE-2008-3143   CVE-2008-3144 CVE-2008-4864 CVE-2008-5031 to these issues.

 g. Updated Service Console package bind

  Service Console package bind updated to version 9.3.6-4.P1.el5

  The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the   Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server   (named); a resolver library (routines for applications to use when   interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server   is operating correctly.

  A flaw was found in the way BIND handles dynamic update message   packets containing the 'ANY' record type. A remote attacker could   use this flaw to send a specially crafted dynamic update packet   that could cause named to exit with an assertion failure.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-0696 to this issue.

 h. Updated Service Console package libxml2

  Service Console package libxml2 updated to version 2.6.26-2.1.2.8.

  libxml is a library for parsing and manipulating XML files. A   Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the legal syntax (and also   which elements can be used) for certain types of files, such as XML   files.

  A stack overflow flaw was found in the way libxml processes the   root XML document element definition in a DTD. A remote attacker   could provide a specially crafted XML file, which once opened by a   local, unsuspecting user, would lead to denial of service.

  Multiple use-after-free flaws were found in the way libxml parses   the Notation and Enumeration attribute types. A remote attacker   could provide a specially crafted XML file, which once opened by a   local, unsuspecting user, would lead to denial of service.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-2414 and CVE-2009-2416 to these   issues.

 i. Updated Service Console package curl

  Service Console package curl updated to version 7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.5

  A cURL is affected by the previously published 'null prefix attack',   caused by incorrect handling of NULL characters in X.509   certificates. If an attacker is able to get a carefully-crafted   certificate signed by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker   could use the certificate during a man-in-the-middle attack and   potentially confuse cURL into accepting it by mistake.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-2417 to this issue

 j. Updated Service Console package gnutls

  Service Console package gnutil updated to version 1.4.1-3.el5_3.5

  A flaw was discovered in the way GnuTLS handles NULL characters in   certain fields of X.509 certificates. If an attacker is able to get   a carefully-crafted certificate signed by a Certificate Authority   trusted by an application using GnuTLS, the attacker could use the   certificate during a man-in-the-middle attack and potentially   confuse the application into accepting it by mistake.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-2730 to this issue

Websphere has been updated to version 2.1.0.1 to fix several security vulnerabilities in the included subprojects, such as Apache Geronimo and Tomcat. (CVE-2007-0184 / CVE-2007-0185 / CVE-2007-2377 / CVE-2007-2449 / CVE-2007-2450 / CVE-2007-3382 / CVE-2007-3385 / CVE-2007-3386 / CVE-2007-5333 / CVE-2007-5342 / CVE-2007-5461 / CVE-2007-5613 / CVE-2007-5615 / CVE-2007-6286 / CVE-2008-0002 / CVE-2008-1232 / CVE-2008-1947 / CVE-2008-2370 / CVE-2008-2938)

ESX patches and updates for VirtualCenter fix the following application vulnerabilities.

 a. Tomcat Server Security Update

The ESX patches and the updates for VirtualCenter update the Tomcat Server package to version 5.5.26, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of Tomcat Server.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-5333, CVE-2007-5342, CVE-2007-5461, CVE-2007-6286 to the security issues fixed in Tomcat 5.5.26.

 b. JRE Security Update

The ESX patches and the updates for VirtualCenter update the JRE package to version 1.5.0_15, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of JRE.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2008-1185, CVE-2008-1186, CVE-2008-1187, CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1192, CVE-2008-1193, CVE-2008-1194, CVE-2008-1195, CVE-2008-1196, CVE-2008-0657, CVE-2007-5689, CVE-2007-5232, CVE-2007-5236, CVE-2007-5237, CVE-2007-5238, CVE-2007-5239, CVE-2007-5240, CVE-2007-5274 to the security issues fixed in JRE 1.5.0_12, JRE 1.5.0_13, JRE 1.5.0_14, JRE 1.5.0_15.

A number of vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Apache Tomcat server :

The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component did not restrict certain permissions for web applications which could allow a remote attacker to modify logging configuration options and overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2007-5342).

A cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the HttpServletResponse.sendError() method which could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via forged HTTP headers (CVE-2008-1232).

A cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the host manager application that could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the hostname parameter (CVE-2008-1947).

A traversal vulnerability was found when using a RequestDispatcher in combination with a servlet or JSP that could allow a remote attacker to utilize a specially crafted request parameter to access protected web resources (CVE-2008-2370).

A traversal vulnerability was found when the 'allowLinking' and 'URIencoding' settings were actived which could allow a remote attacker to use a UTF-8-encoded request to extend their privileges and obtain local files accessible to the Tomcat process (CVE-2008-2938).

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 that does not have the security update 2008-007 applied. 

This security update contains fixes for the following products :

  - Apache
  - Certificates
  - ClamAV
  - ColorSync
  - CUPS
  - Finder
  - launchd
  - libxslt
  - MySQL Server
  - Networking
  - PHP
  - Postfix
  - PSNormalizer
  - QuickLook
  - rlogin
  - Script Editor
  - Single Sign-On
  - Tomcat
  - vim
  - Weblog

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200804-10 (Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    The following vulnerabilities were reported:
    Delian Krustev discovered that the JULI logging component does not     properly enforce access restrictions, allowing web application to add     or overwrite files (CVE-2007-5342).
    When the native APR connector is used, Tomcat does not properly handle     an empty request to the SSL port, which allows remote attackers to     trigger handling of a duplicate copy of one of the recent requests     (CVE-2007-6286).
    If the processing or parameters is interrupted, i.e. by an exception,     then it is possible for the parameters to be processed as part of later     request (CVE-2008-0002).
    An absolute path traversal vulnerability exists due to the way that     WebDAV write requests are handled (CVE-2007-5461).
    Tomcat does not properly handle double quote (') characters or %5C     (encoded backslash) sequences in a cookie value, which might cause     sensitive information such as session IDs to be leaked to remote     attackers and enable session hijacking attacks     (CVE-2007-5333).
  Impact :

    These vulnerabilities can be exploited by:
    a malicious web application to add or overwrite files with the     permissions of the user running Tomcat.
    a remote attacker to conduct session hijacking or disclose sensitive     data.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Fixed various issues in tomcat :

  - CVE-2007-3382: Handling of cookies containing a '     character

  - CVE-2007-3385: Handling of \' in cookies

  - CVE-2007-5641: tomcat path traversal / information leak

  - CVE-2007-1860: directory traversal

  - CVE-2007-3386: tomcat XSS 

  - CVE-2007-5342: insufficient access restrictions

Additionally the dbcp namespace in commons-dbcp.jar was fixed.

- Tue Feb 12 2008 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at     commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.26-1jpp.2

    - Rebuilt

    - Fri Feb 8 2008 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at       commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.26-1jpp.1

    - Update to new upstream version, which also fixes the       following :

    - CVE-2007-5342

    - CVE-2007-5333

    - CVE-2007-5461

    - CVE-2007-6286

    - Removed patch20, now in upstream.

    - Sat Jan 5 2008 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at       commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.25-2jpp.2

    - Fix for bz #153187

    - Fix init script for bz #380921

    - Fix tomcat5.conf and spec file for bz #253605

    - Fix for bz #426850

    - Fix for bz #312561

    - Fix init script, per bz #247077

    - Fix builds on alpha, per bz #253827

    - Thu Nov 15 2007 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at       commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.25-1jpp.1

    - Updated to 5.5.25, to fix the following issues :

    - CVE-2007-1355

    - CVE-2007-3386

    - CVE-2007-3385

    - CVE-2007-3382

    - CVE-2007-2450, RH bugzilla #244808, #244810, #244812,       #363081

    - CVE-2007-2449, RH bugzilla #244810, #244812, #244804,       #363081

    - Applied patch(20) for RH bugzilla #333791,       CVE-2007-5461

    - Applied patch(21) for RH bugzilla #244803, #244812,       #363081, CVE-2007-1358

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

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  - Tue Feb 12 2008 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at     commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.26-1jpp.2

    - Rebuilt

    - Fri Feb 8 2008 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at       commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.26-1jpp.1

    - Update to new upstream version, which also fixes the       following :

    - CVE-2007-5342

    - CVE-2007-5333

    - CVE-2007-5461

    - CVE-2007-6286

    - Removed patch20, now in upstream.

    - Sat Jan 5 2008 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at       commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.25-2jpp.2

    - Fix for bz #153187

    - Fix init script for bz #380921

    - Fix tomcat5.conf and spec file for bz #253605

    - Fix for bz #426850

    - Fix for bz #312561

    - Fix init script, per bz #247077

    - Fix builds on alpha, per bz #253827

    - Thu Nov 15 2007 Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim at       commandprompt.com> 0:5.5.25-1jpp.1

    - Updated to 5.5.25, to fix the following issues :

    - CVE-2007-1355

    - CVE-2007-3386

    - CVE-2007-3385

    - CVE-2007-3382

    - CVE-2007-2450, RH bugzilla #244808, #244810, #244812,       #363081

    - CVE-2007-2449, RH bugzilla #244810, #244812, #244804,       #363081

    - Applied patch(20) for RH bugzilla #333791,       CVE-2007-5461

    - Applied patch(21) for RH bugzilla #244803, #244812,       #363081, CVE-2007-1358

    - Mon Aug 6 2007 Ben Konrath <bkonrath at redhat.com>       0:5.5.23-9jpp.4

    - Add jasper-eclipse subpackage which is needed for       eclipse 3.3.

    - Inject OSGi manifest into servlet api jar and jsp api       jar.

    - Mon Jul 23 2007 Vivek Lakshmanan <vivekl at       redhat.com> 0:5.5.23-9jpp.3

    - Resolves: Bug 246374

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2007-3382     It was discovered that single quotes (') in cookies were     treated as a delimiter, which could lead to an     information leak.

  - CVE-2007-3385     It was discovered that the character sequence \' in     cookies was handled incorrectly, which could lead to an     information leak.

  - CVE-2007-3386     It was discovered that the host manager servlet     performed insufficient input validation, which could     lead to a cross-site scripting attack.

  - CVE-2007-5342     It was discovered that the JULI logging component did     not restrict its target path, resulting in potential     denial of service through file overwrites.

  - CVE-2007-5461     It was discovered that the WebDAV servlet is vulnerable     to absolute path traversal.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
89117	VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0016) (remote check)	Nessus	Misc.	critical
67640	Oracle Linux 5 : Moderate: / tomcat (ELSA-2008-0042)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
63867	RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0834)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
63866	RHEL 4 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0833)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
63865	RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0832)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
63864	RHEL 4 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2008:0831)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
60371	Scientific Linux Security Update : tomcat on SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	medium
47577	Apache Tomcat < 6.0.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Web Servers	medium
47576	Apache Tomcat < 5.5.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Web Servers	medium
43669	CentOS 5 : tomcat (CESA-2008:0042)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	medium
42870	VMSA-2009-0016 : VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issues in third party components.	Nessus	VMware ESX Local Security Checks	medium
41596	SuSE 10 Security Update : Websphere Community Edition (ZYPP Patch Number 5850)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
40379	VMSA-2008-0010 : Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VMware ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter	Nessus	VMware ESX Local Security Checks	critical
36926	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : tomcat5 (MDVSA-2008:188)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	medium
34374	Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
31957	GLSA-200804-10 : Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
31448	RHEL 5 : tomcat (RHSA-2008:0042)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
31338	openSUSE 10 Security Update : apache2-mod_jk (apache2-mod_jk-4997)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
31074	Fedora 8 : tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc8 (2008-1603)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
31062	Fedora 7 : tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc7 (2008-1467)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
29856	Debian DSA-1447-1 : tomcat5.5 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2007-5342

high

Tenable Plugins

critical

medium

medium

medium

medium

medium

medium

medium

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critical

medium

critical

medium

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medium

medium