VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-3718
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute read-only, which allows local web applications to read or write files outside of the intended working directory, as…
LOW 1.2EPSS 1.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute read-only, which allows local web applications to read or write files outside of the intended working directory, as demonstrated using a directory traversal attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.30% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/tomcat
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43192Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8072
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2160
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:030
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0791.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0897.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516211/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46177
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65159
- 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
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12517
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.