| Name | CVE-2008-5515 |
| Description | Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, and possibly earlier versions normalizes the target pathname before filtering the query string when using the RequestDispatcher method, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct directory traversal attacks via .. (dot dot) sequences and the WEB-INF directory in a Request. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2207-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 532362, 532363, 532366 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tomcat5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 532363 | ||
| tomcat5.5 | source | lenny | 5.5.26-5lenny2 | DSA-2207-1 | ||
| tomcat5.5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 532366 | ||
| tomcat6 | source | lenny | (not affected) | |||
| tomcat6 | source | (unstable) | 6.0.20-1 | 532362 |
[lenny] - tomcat6 <not-affected> (Only ships the servlet package)