The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.0 (including) | 5.5.0 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.1 (including) | 5.5.1 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.2 (including) | 5.5.2 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.3 (including) | 5.5.3 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.4 (including) | 5.5.4 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.5 (including) | 5.5.5 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.6 (including) | 5.5.6 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.7 (including) | 5.5.7 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.8 (including) | 5.5.8 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.9 (including) | 5.5.9 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.10 (including) | 5.5.10 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.11 (including) | 5.5.11 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.12 (including) | 5.5.12 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.13 (including) | 5.5.13 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.14 (including) | 5.5.14 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.15 (including) | 5.5.15 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.16 (including) | 5.5.16 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.17 (including) | 5.5.17 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.18 (including) | 5.5.18 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.19 (including) | 5.5.19 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.20 (including) | 5.5.20 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.21 (including) | 5.5.21 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.22 (including) | 5.5.22 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.23 (including) | 5.5.23 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.24 (including) | 5.5.24 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.25 (including) | 5.5.25 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.26 (including) | 5.5.26 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.27 (including) | 5.5.27 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 5.5.28 (including) | 5.5.28 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.0 (including) | 6.0.0 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.1 (including) | 6.0.1 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.2 (including) | 6.0.2 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.3 (including) | 6.0.3 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.4 (including) | 6.0.4 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.5 (including) | 6.0.5 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.6 (including) | 6.0.6 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.7 (including) | 6.0.7 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.8 (including) | 6.0.8 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.9 (including) | 6.0.9 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.10 (including) | 6.0.10 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.11 (including) | 6.0.11 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.12 (including) | 6.0.12 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.13 (including) | 6.0.13 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.14 (including) | 6.0.14 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.15 (including) | 6.0.15 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.16 (including) | 6.0.16 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.17 (including) | 6.0.17 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.18 (including) | 6.0.18 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.19 (including) | 6.0.19 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 6.0.20 (including) | 6.0.20 (including) |
| Tomcat5 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Tomcat5.5 | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Tomcat5.5 | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Tomcat5.5 | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
References
- 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\u0026m=127420533226623\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=133469267822771\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=139344343412337\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38346
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38541
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43310
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023503
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815\u0026view=rev
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650\u0026view=rev
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509151/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37942
- 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- 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\u0026m=127420533226623\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=133469267822771\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=139344343412337\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38346
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38541
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43310
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023503
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815\u0026view=rev
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650\u0026view=rev
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509151/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37942
- 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E