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Directory Traversal Affecting tomcat6 package, versions <6.0.35-1ubuntu3.7

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-TOMCAT6-329956
  • published25 Feb 2016
  • disclosed25 Feb 2016
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Introduced: 25 Feb 2016

CVE-2015-5174  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 tomcat6 to version 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat6 package and not the tomcat6 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Directory traversal vulnerability in RequestUtil.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.65, and 8.x before 8.0.27 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application in a getResource, getResourceAsStream, or getResourcePaths call, as demonstrated by the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps directory.

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