oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6445

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6445
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6445
Title: HP-UX Running Tomcat Servlet Engine, Remote Denial of Service (DoS), Unauthorized Access
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-5515
Version: 9
Platform(s): HP-UX 11
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