Apache Tomcat 'allowLinking' Accepts NULL Byte in URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:28483

Info

Apache Tomcat 'allowLinking' Accepts NULL Byte in URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28483
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-4836
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 10 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 27 2008 09:49PM
Credit: Unknown
Vulnerable: Apache Tomcat 4.1.37
Apache Tomcat 4.1.36
Apache Tomcat 4.1.36
Apache Tomcat 4.1.34
Apache Tomcat 4.1.34
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
Apache Tomcat 4.1.32
Apache Tomcat 4.1.31
Apache Tomcat 4.1.30
Apache Tomcat 4.1.29
Apache Tomcat 4.1.28
Apache Tomcat 4.1.24
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apache Tomcat 'allowLinking' Accepts NULL Byte in URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apache Tomcat is prone to a remote information-disclosure vulnerability because the HTTP/1.0 connector fails to properly handle a NULL byte in URIs when 'allowLinking' is configured.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to obtain potentially sensitive information.

Note that HTTP/1.0 connector is deprecated; this issue is not scheduled to be fixed.

The issue affects Tomcat 4.1.15 and later.

Exploit / POC

Apache Tomcat 'allowLinking' Accepts NULL Byte in URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Attackers may launch attacks through a browser.

Solution / Fix

Apache Tomcat 'allowLinking' Accepts NULL Byte in URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Apache Tomcat 'allowLinking' Accepts NULL Byte in URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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