Bug#380361: tomcat5: CVE-2006-3835: remote directory listing

[Arnaud Vandyck]

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Alec Berryman wrote:
> Package: tomcat5
> Severity: serious
> Tags: security
> 
> CVE-2006-3835: "Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to
> list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped
> extension, as demonstrated by URLs ending with /;index.jsp and
> /;help.do."
> 
> The original report to full-disclosure [1] indicates that the 5.0.x
> series is also affected.  The reporter claims to have verified it with
> 5.0.28; I have not tried to reproduce it with Debian's 5.0.30.

I can't reproduce the attack with 5.0.30. I'll upgrade the 5.5 serie.

Thanks for your report.

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