Directory Traversal Affecting tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc package, versions <0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
96.28% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-TOMCAT5JSP20APIJAVADOC-2448675
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Aug 2008

Introduced: 13 Aug 2008

CVE-2008-2938  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc to version 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2008-0648.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc package and not the tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370. NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version.

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