Apache Tomcat up to 6.0.15 during information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apache Tomcat up to 6.0.15. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation of the argument during can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0002. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apache Tomcat up to 6.0.15 (Application Server Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument during with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 processes parameters in the context of the wrong request when an exception occurs during parameter processing, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by disconnecting during this processing in order to trigger the exception.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2008. The weakness was shared 02/11/2008 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0002 since 12/03/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31062 (Fedora 7 : tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc7 (2008-1467)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120536 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Oracle Java Web Console).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6751.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40411), Tenable (31062), SecurityFocus (BID 31681†), OSVDB (41434†) and Secunia (SA28834†). The entries VDB-36812, VDB-40923, VDB-40922 and VDB-40501 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 31062
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc7 (2008-1467)
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OpenVAS ID: 860524
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40924
X-Force: 40411
SecurityFocus: 31681 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28834
OSVDB: 41434 - CVE-2008-0002 - Apache - Tomcat - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17729 - Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Obtain Sensitive Information, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0488

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/05/2019 22:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (77), 08/05/2019 22:47 (9)
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