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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-0128 Detail

Description

The SingleSignOn Valve (org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn) in Apache Tomcat before 5.5.21 does not set the secure flag for the JSESSIONIDSSO cookie in an https session, which can cause the cookie to be sent in http requests and make it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx CVE, MITRE
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41217 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28549 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28552 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31493 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33668 CVE, MITRE
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-0128 CVE, MITRE
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1468 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500396/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500412/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27365 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0192 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39804 CVE, MITRE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, MITRE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, MITRE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0128
NVD Published Date:
01/22/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE