| Name | CVE-2009-0783 |
| 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 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application. |
| 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) | low | 532363 | |
| tomcat5.5 | source | lenny | 5.5.26-5lenny2 | DSA-2207-1 | ||
| tomcat5.5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | 532366 | |
| tomcat6 | source | lenny | (not affected) | |||
| tomcat6 | source | (unstable) | 6.0.20-1 | low | 532362 |
[lenny] - tomcat6 <not-affected> (Only ships the servlet package)