National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0783
Original release date:06/05/2009
Last revised:07/07/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
4.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29936
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20090604 [SECURITY] CVE-2009-0783 Apache Tomcat Information disclosure
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781708&view=rev
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781542&view=rev
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=739522&view=rev
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=681156&view=rev
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=652592&view=rev
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45933
External Source: XF
Name: tomcat-xml-information-disclosure(51195)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1856
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022336
External Source: BID
Name: 35416
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:138
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:136
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 263529
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35788
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35685
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:012