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TITLE:
Apache Tomcat 5 WAR Deployment Directory Traversal Weaknesses and
Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38346

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346/

DESCRIPTION:
Some weaknesses and a security issue have been reported in Apache
Tomcat, which can be exploited by malicious users and malicious
people to manipulate certain data, and by malicious people to gain
access to potentially sensitive information.

An error within the autodeployment functionality may lead to deployed
files with improper access restrictions and missing input validation
when deploying WAR files can be exploited to e.g. delete files within
the host's work directory or create arbitrary files outside of the web
root.

For more information:
SA38316

The weaknesses and the security issue are reported in version 5.5.0
to 5.5.28.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the SVN repository. Reportedly, this will be fixed in the
upcoming version 5.5.29.
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
1)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-01/0476.html
2)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-01/0478.html
3)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-01/0477.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA38316:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38316/

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