4.3 - CVE-2009-2902

Executive Summary

This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.

Informations
Name	CVE-2009-2902	First vendor Publication	2010-01-28
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score	4.3	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	2.9	Attack Complexity	Medium
Cvss Expoit Score	8.6	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

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 delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2902

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12995

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12995
Title:	USN-899-1 -- tomcat6 vulnerabilities
Description:	It was discovered that Tomcat did not correctly validate WAR filenames or paths when deploying. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted WAR file to be deployed and cause arbitrary files and directories to be created, overwritten, or deleted.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-899-1 CVE-2009-2693 CVE-2009-2901 CVE-2009-2902	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.04	Product(s):	tomcat6
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 8.10 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND Packages section libservlet2.5-java DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 AND libtomcat6-java DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 AND tomcat6-docs DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 AND tomcat6 DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 AND tomcat6-admin DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 AND tomcat6-common DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 AND tomcat6-user DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 AND tomcat6-examples DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.3 OR Release section Ubuntu 9.10 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND Packages section libservlet2.5-java DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND libtomcat6-java DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND tomcat6-docs DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND libservlet2.5-java-doc DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND tomcat6 DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND tomcat6-admin DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND tomcat6-common DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND tomcat6-user DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 AND tomcat6-examples DPKG is earlier than 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.1 OR Release section Ubuntu 9.04 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND Packages section libservlet2.5-java DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND libtomcat6-java DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND tomcat6-docs DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND libservlet2.5-java-doc DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND tomcat6 DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND tomcat6-admin DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND tomcat6-common DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND tomcat6-user DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2 AND tomcat6-examples DPKG is earlier than 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.2

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19431

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19431
Title:	HP-UX Apache Running Tomcat Servlet Engine, Remote Denial of Service (DoS), Access Restriction Bypass, Unauthorized Modification and Other Vulnerabilities
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 delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2009-2902	Version:	11
Platform(s):	HP-UX 11	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
platforms HP Release B.11.23 AND HP-UX B.11.31 AND hpuxws22TOMCAT.TOMCAT version is less than B.5.5.36.01

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19631

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19631
Title:	Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX
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 delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2009-2902	Version:	4
Platform(s):	VMWare ESX Server 4.1 VMWare ESX Server 4.0	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Patch ESX410-201101201-SG is not installed VMware ESX Server 4.1 is installed AND Patch ESX410-201101201-SG is not installed OR Patch ESX400-201103403-SG is not installed VMware ESX Server 4.0 is installed AND Patch ESX400-201103403-SG is not installed

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7092

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7092
Title:	HP-UX Running Tomcat Servlet Engine, Remote Increase in Privilege, Arbitrary File Modification
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 delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2009-2902	Version:	11
Platform(s):	HP-UX 11	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Criteria meets HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX02541 platforms HP Release B.11.23 AND HP-UX B.11.31 AND hpuxws22TOMCAT.TOMCAT version is less than B.5.5.29.01 OR Criteria meets HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX02541 platforms HP Release B.11.11 AND HP Release B.11.23 AND HP-UX B.11.31 AND hpuxwsTOMCAT.TOMCAT version is less than B.5.5.29.01

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Apache Tomcat cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:::::::*	51

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2012-08-10	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-24 (apache tomcat) File : nvt/glsa_201206_24.nasl
2012-03-16	Name : VMSA-2011-0003.2 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCe... File : nvt/gb_VMSA-2011-0003.nasl
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for tomcat5 CESA-2010:0580 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0580_tomcat5_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-05-12	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2207-1 (tomcat5.5) File : nvt/deb_2207_1.nasl
2010-09-14	Name : Mandriva Update for tomcat5 MDVSA-2010:176 (tomcat5) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_176.nasl
2010-09-14	Name : Mandriva Update for tomcat5 MDVSA-2010:177 (tomcat5) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_177.nasl
2010-08-06	Name : RedHat Update for tomcat5 RHSA-2010:0580-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0580-01_tomcat5.nasl
2010-06-23	Name : HP-UX Update for Tomcat Servlet Engine HPSBUX02541 File : nvt/gb_hp_ux_HPSBUX02541.nasl
2010-05-12	Name : Mac OS X 10.6.3 Update / Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002 File : nvt/macosx_upd_10_6_3_secupd_2010-002.nasl
2010-02-15	Name : Ubuntu Update for tomcat6 vulnerabilities USN-899-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_899_1.nasl
2010-01-28	Name : Apache Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities January 2010 File : nvt/apache_tomcat_multiple_vulnerabilities_jan_10.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
62054	Apache Tomcat WAR Filename Traversal Work-directory File Deletion Apache Tomcat contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to traverse outside of a restricted path of the host's work directory. The issue is due to Apache Tomcat not properly sanitizing the contents of a WAR file before it is deployed, which could be exploited by a directory traversal sequence in the file name(s) to delete and possibly create malicious files in the host's work directory.

Description

62054

Apache Tomcat WAR Filename Traversal Work-directory File Deletion

Apache Tomcat contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to traverse outside of a restricted path of the host's work directory. The issue is due to Apache Tomcat not properly sanitizing the contents of a WAR file before it is deployed, which could be exploited by a directory traversal sequence in the file name(s) to delete and possibly create malicious files in the host's work directory.

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date	Description
2011-05-12	IAVM : 2011-A-0066 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Products Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0027158

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2016-03-04	Name : The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0003_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2012-884.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2012-883.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0580.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20100802_tomcat5_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-06-25	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201206-24.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-03-30	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2207.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-02-14	Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-10-11	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_tomcat5-6839.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-09-13	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-177.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-09-13	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-176.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-08-03	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0580.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-08-03	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0580.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-28	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_tomcat5-7003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-09	Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12585.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-09	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_tomcat6-100216.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-09	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_tomcat6-100211.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-09	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_tomcat6-100210.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-09	Name : The remote SuSE system is missing the security patch tomcat5-6841 File : suse_tomcat5-6841.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-29	Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues. File : macosx_SecUpd2010-002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-29	Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues. File : macosx_10_6_3.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-12	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-899-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-26	Name : The web server running on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabili... File : tomcat_war_deploy_multiple_vulnerabilities.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/38316
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346
http://secunia.com/advisories/38541
http://secunia.com/advisories/38687
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
http://secunia.com/advisories/40813
http://secunia.com/advisories/43310
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023504
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0119.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0580.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0582.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509150/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37945
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0213
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1986
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55857
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efb...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c8...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca45...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...

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Date	Informations
2024-11-28 23:09:29	Multiple Updates
2024-11-28 12:19:38	Multiple Updates
2023-02-13 09:29:13	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:09:59	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:10:21	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:24:12	Multiple Updates
2019-03-25 17:18:57	Multiple Updates
2019-03-21 21:19:09	Multiple Updates
2018-10-11 00:19:40	Multiple Updates
2017-09-19 09:23:21	Multiple Updates
2017-08-17 09:22:41	Multiple Updates
2016-08-23 09:24:34	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 19:03:19	Multiple Updates
2016-03-05 13:26:42	Multiple Updates
2014-06-14 13:28:18	Multiple Updates
2014-03-18 13:21:53	Multiple Updates
2014-03-08 13:21:32	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:51:18	Multiple Updates
2013-12-05 17:19:03	Multiple Updates
2013-11-11 12:38:24	Multiple Updates
2013-06-05 13:19:28	Multiple Updates
2013-05-10 23:55:52	Multiple Updates
2013-03-07 13:19:37	Multiple Updates
2013-02-14 13:24:30	Multiple Updates
2013-02-08 13:19:51	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	4
CPE ID(s)	51
Sources(s)	51
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	11
IAVM(s)	1
Nessus® Exploit(s)	23

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10	VMSA-2011-0003
7.5	HPSBUX02860 SSR...
7.5	HPSBOV02762 SSR...
7.5	HPSBMA02535 SSR...
7.5	GLSA-201206-24
6.4	RHSA-2010:0582
6.4	RHSA-2010:0580
6.4	MDVSA-2010:177
6.4	MDVSA-2010:176
6.4	DSA-2207
5.8	USN-899-1
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