CVE-2009-2901

Description

The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.

Affected packages (1)

• Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.29

References (24)

• ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2901
• PATCHhttps://github.com/apache/tomcat
• WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
• WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
• WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
• WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
• WEBhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
• WEBhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
• WEBhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
• WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856
• WEBhttps://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/0299cb724ea71f304d54adfcdb950f59b01fb421
• WEBhttps://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3e1010b1a2f648581fac3d68afbf18f2979f6bf6
• WEBhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• WEBhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• WEBhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• WEBhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• WEBhttps://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
• WEBhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
• WEBhttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev
• WEBhttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev
• WEBhttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
• WEBhttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
• WEBhttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
• WEBhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html