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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-2693: Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-2693: Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/28/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a WAR file, as demonstrated by a ../../bin/catalina.bat entry.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-servers-tomcat

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