Multiple Java Runtime Implementations UTF-8 Input Validation Vulnerability

  Severity: MEDIUM
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-2938
  Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015

  DESCRIPTION

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370. NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Please add port 5500 to the application type port list.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000128
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000128 - HTTP Protocol Decoding

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • apache tomcat 6.0.0
  • apache tomcat 6.0.1
  • apache tomcat 6.0.10
  • apache tomcat 6.0.11
  • apache tomcat 6.0.12
  • apache tomcat 6.0.13
  • apache tomcat 6.0.14
  • apache tomcat 6.0.15
  • apache tomcat 6.0.2
  • apache tomcat 6.0.3
  • apache tomcat 6.0.4
  • apache tomcat 6.0.5
  • apache tomcat 6.0.6
  • apache tomcat 6.0.7
  • apache tomcat 6.0.8
  • apache tomcat 6.0.9
  • apache_software_foundation tomcat 6.0.16