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Information Exposure Affecting tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc package, versions <0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-TOMCAT5JSP20APIJAVADOC-2451691
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Jun 2009
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Introduced: 5 Jun 2009

CVE-2009-0783  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (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_3.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2009-1164.

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.

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application.

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