Directory Traversal Affecting tomcat5 package, versions <0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.19


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.74% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-TOMCAT5-9844812
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2009

Introduced: 1 Jan 2009

CVE-2009-2902  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 tomcat5 to version 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.19 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2010:0693.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat5 package and not the tomcat5 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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