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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-1860: Apache mod_jk: Directory traversal

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-1860: Apache mod_jk: Directory traversal

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/25/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the URL to Tomcat, which allows remote attackers to access protected pages via a crafted prefix JkMount, possibly involving double-encoded .. (dot dot) sequences and directory traversal, a related issue to CVE-2007-0450.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apache-mod_jk

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