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CVE-2008-5515 Detail

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, and possibly earlier versions normalizes the target pathname before filtering the query string when using the RequestDispatcher method, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct directory traversal attacks via .. (dot dot) sequences and the WEB-INF directory in a Request.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63832775/index.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/35393 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/35788 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/42368 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200902e.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504170/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504202/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35263 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1520 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1535 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10422 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19452 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6445 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5515
NVD Published Date:
06/16/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.