Upstream information

CVE-2011-2526 at MITRE

Description

Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.19, when sendfile is enabled for the HTTP APR or HTTP NIO connector, does not validate certain request attributes, which allows local users to bypass intended file access restrictions or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or JVM crash) by leveraging an untrusted web application.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.4
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 706382 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • tomcat6 >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
  • tomcat6-admin-webapps >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
  • tomcat6-docs-webapp >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
  • tomcat6-javadoc >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
  • tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
  • tomcat6-lib >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
  • tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
  • tomcat6-webapps >= 6.0.18-20.35.36.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA tomcat6-6.0.18-20.35.36.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • tomcat6 >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
  • tomcat6-admin-webapps >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
  • tomcat6-docs-webapp >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
  • tomcat6-javadoc >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
  • tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
  • tomcat6-lib >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
  • tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
  • tomcat6-webapps >= 6.0.18-20.35.40.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA tomcat6-6.0.18-20.35.40.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • tomcat6 >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
  • tomcat6-admin-webapps >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
  • tomcat6-docs-webapp >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
  • tomcat6-javadoc >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
  • tomcat6-jsp-2_1-api >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
  • tomcat6-lib >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
  • tomcat6-servlet-2_5-api >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
  • tomcat6-webapps >= 6.0.41-0.43.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA tomcat6-6.0.41-0.43.1


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 tomcat6 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS tomcat6 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 tomcat6 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS tomcat6 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 tomcat6 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS tomcat6 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 tomcat6 Released
SUSE Manager Server 1.2 tomcat6 Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Jul 17 09:06:18 2014
CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 18:38:10 2023