Apache Tomcat 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:35263

Info

Apache Tomcat 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35263
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5515
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 08 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:12PM
Credit: Iida Minehiko, Fujitsu Limited
Vulnerable: VMWare VirtualCenter 2.0.2
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 5
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.5
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 4
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 3
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 2
VMWare VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 1
VMWare vCenter 4.0
VMWare Server 2.0.2
VMWare Server 2.0.1
VMWare Server 2.0
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.3
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.2
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1
VMWare ESX Server 3.0
VMWare ESX Server 4.0
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Sun Solaris 9_x86
Sun Solaris 9_sparc
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
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S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Novell Groupwise 5.0.1
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Novell Groupwise 4.1.7
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Novell Groupwise 4.1.4
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Exchange 5.0.2 MR1
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Exchange 5.0.2
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Exchange 5.0.1
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Exchange 5.0 SP2
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Exchange 5.0
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Exchange 4.1.7
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Exchange 4.1.4
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Domino 5.0.2 MR1
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server for Domino 4.1.4
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server Express for Exchange 5.0.2 MR1
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server Express for Exchange 5.0.2
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server Express for Exchange 5.0.1
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server Express for Exchange 4.1.4
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server Express for Domino 5.0.2 MR1
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server Express for Domino 5.0.2
Rim Blackberry Enterprise Server Express for Domino 4.1.4
Redhat Red Hat Network Satellite (for RHEL 4) 5.1
Redhat Network Satellite (for RHEL 4 AS) 5.3
Redhat Network Satellite (for RHEL 4 AS) 5.2
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Web Server EL4 0
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 5.0
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3 EL5
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3 EL4
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2 EL5
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2 EL4
Redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2
Redhat Enterprise Linux EUS 5.3.z server
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Developer Suite AS4 3
Redhat Certificate Server 7.3
Redhat Application Server WS4 2
Redhat Application Server ES4 2
Redhat Application Server AS4 2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 Fix Pack 9
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 Fix Pack 5
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 Fix Pack 4
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1
IBM Rational Quality Manager 2.0
HP Performance Manager 8.21
HP Performance Manager 8.20
HP Performance Manager 8.10
HP HP-UX Web Server Suite 3.22
HP HP-UX Web Server Suite 3.21
HP HP-UX Web Server Suite 3.18
HP HP-UX Web Server Suite 3.17
HP HP-UX Web Server Suite 3.12
HP HP-UX Web Server Suite 3.10
HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.11
Gentoo Linux
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Studio Standard-J Edition 9.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Studio Standard-J Edition 8.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Studio Enterprise Edition 9.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Studio Enterprise Edition 8.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Business Application Server Enterprise 8.0.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Apworks Modelers-J Edition 7.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Apworks Modelers-J Edition 6.0A
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Apworks Modelers-J Edition 6.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 9.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 9.0 A
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 9.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 8.0.2
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 8.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 8.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Plus Developer 7.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Plus Developer 6.0
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Plus 7.0.1
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Plus 7.0
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Plus 6.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 9.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 9.0 A
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 9.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.0.2
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 7.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 7.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 6.0
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 3.2.1
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 3.1.2
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 3.1.1
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 2.1.2
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 2.1.1
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 2.1
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 2.0.1
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 2.0
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 3.2
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6
Apache Tomcat 6.0.18
Apache Tomcat 6.0.16
Apache Tomcat 6.0.15
Apache Tomcat 6.0.14
Apache Tomcat 6.0.13
Apache Tomcat 6.0.12
Apache Tomcat 6.0.11
Apache Tomcat 6.0.10
Apache Tomcat 6.0.9
Apache Tomcat 6.0.8
Apache Tomcat 6.0.7
Apache Tomcat 6.0.6
Apache Tomcat 6.0.5
Apache Tomcat 6.0.4
Apache Tomcat 6.0.3
Apache Tomcat 6.0.2
Apache Tomcat 6.0.1
Apache Tomcat 6.0
Apache Tomcat 5.5.27
Apache Tomcat 5.5.26
Apache Tomcat 5.5.25
Apache Tomcat 5.5.24
Apache Tomcat 5.5.23
Apache Tomcat 5.5.22
Apache Tomcat 5.5.21
Apache Tomcat 5.5.20
Apache Tomcat 5.5.19
Apache Tomcat 5.5.18
Apache Tomcat 5.5.17
Apache Tomcat 5.5.16
Apache Tomcat 5.5.15
Apache Tomcat 5.5.14
Apache Tomcat 5.5.13
Apache Tomcat 5.5.12
Apache Tomcat 5.5.11
Apache Tomcat 5.5.10
Apache Tomcat 5.5.2
Apache Tomcat 5.5.1
Apache Tomcat 5.5
Apache Tomcat 4.1.39
Apache Tomcat 4.1.38
Apache Tomcat 4.1.37
Apache Tomcat 4.1.36
Apache Tomcat 4.1.35
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
Apache Tomcat 4.1.12
Apache Tomcat 4.1.10
Apache Tomcat 4.1.3 beta
Apache Tomcat 4.1.3
Apache Tomcat 4.1
Not Vulnerable: VMWare VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6
VMWare vCenter 4.0 Update 1
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_118
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 Fix Pack 10
IBM Rational Quality Manager 2.0.1
HP HP-UX Web Server Suite 3.13
Blue Coat Systems Intelligence Center 3.2.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.3
Apache Tomcat 6.0.20
Apache Tomcat 5.5.28
Apache Tomcat 4.1.40

Discussion

Apache Tomcat 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apache Tomcat is prone to a remote information-disclosure vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further attacks.

The following versions of Apache Tomcat are vulnerable:

6.0.0-6.0.18
5.5.0-5.5.27
4.1.0-4.1.39

Exploit / POC

Apache Tomcat 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

Apache Tomcat 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

HP Performance Manager 8.20

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6

HP Performance Manager 8.10

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.12

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.34

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.36

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.12

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.14

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.19

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.21

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.23

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6.0.13

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6.0.7

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6.0.8

References

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