Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9101
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:12
Title:Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, when FORM authentication is used, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames via requests to /j_security_check with malformed URL encoding of passwords, related to improper error checking in the (1) MemoryRealm, (2) DataSourceRealm, and (3) JDBCRealm authentication realms, as demonstrated by a % (percent) value for the j_password parameter.
Description:Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, when FORM authentication is used, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames via requests to /j_security_check with malformed URL encoding of passwords, related to improper error checking in the (1) MemoryRealm, (2) DataSourceRealm, and (3) JDBCRealm authentication realms, as demonstrated by a % (percent) value for the j_password parameter.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2009-0580
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-jasper-javadoc is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-webapps is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5 is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-jasper is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-server-lib is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-common-lib is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
  • OR tomcat5-admin-webapps is earlier than 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
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