Apache Tomcat Servlet Engine Directory Traversal
Severity: MEDIUM
CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-0450
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat 5.x before 5.5.22 and 6.x before 6.0.10, when using certain proxy modules (mod_proxy, mod_rewrite, mod_jk), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence with combinations of (1) "/" (slash), (2) "\" (backslash), and (3) URL-encoded backslash (%5C) characters in the URL, which are valid separators in Tomcat but not in Apache.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000967
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000967 - Apache Tomcat Servlet Engine Directory Traversal
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server _null_
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.0.19
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.0.28
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.0
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.1
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.10
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.11
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.12
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.13
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.14
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.15
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.16
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.17
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.18
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.19
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.2
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.20
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.21
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.22
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.3
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.4
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.5
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.6
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.7
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.8
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.9
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6.0.9
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