National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-2481

Overview

Apache 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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1138788

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1138788

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1137753

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1137753

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51395

Hyperlink:https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51395

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1025924

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025924