CVE-2008-4308

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4308
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-26 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe doRead method in Apache Tomcat 4.1.32 through 4.1.34 and 5.5.10 through 5.5.20 does not return a -1 to indicate when a certain error condition has occurred, which can cause Tomcat to send POST content from one request to a different request.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
JVN#66905322 Apache Tomcat information disclosure vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp
Apache Tomcat POST Data Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apache Tomcat POST Content Disclosure Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 40771 – Can't read POST data from within a filter or valve af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-000010.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 997485 Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-7g59-hm8v-cwmc)

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