CVE-2011-2481

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2481
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-08-15 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionApache Tomcat 7.0.x before 7.0.17 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-0783 regression.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1137753 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Bug 51395 – First application that loads SAXParserFactory causes Class loader memory leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Exploit
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1138788 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apache Tomcat CVE-2011-2481 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBST02955 rev.1 - HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software, 3rd party Software' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Apache Tomcat XML Validation Flaw Lets Applications Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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