National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-0002

Overview

Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 processes parameters in the context of the wrong request when an exception occurs during parameter processing, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by disconnecting during this processing in order to trigger the exception.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2008-1603

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00460.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2008-1467

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00315.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-3316

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2780

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-0488

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0488

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

External Source: BID

Name: 31681

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681

External Source: BID

Name: 27703

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27703

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080208 CVE-2008-0002: Tomcat information disclosure vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/487812/100/0/threaded

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

External Source: SREASON

Name: 3638

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3638

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200804-10

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 37460

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/37460

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32222

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32222

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29711

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29711

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 28915

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/28915

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 28834

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/28834

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2009:004

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2008-10-09

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html