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Unscored RHSA-2008:0042 2 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 26

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5-debuginfo 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-admin-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-common-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-debuginfo 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-jasper 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-jasper-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-server-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-admin-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-common-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-debuginfo 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jasper 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jasper-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-server-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Medium —
    CVE-2007-5342

    JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat does not restrict certain permissions for web applications

    The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.25 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 does not restrict certain permissions for web applications, which allows attackers to modify logging configuration options and overwrite a…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli Maven
  • Low —
    CVE-2007-5461 Public exploit EPSS 40%

    Apache Tomcat Path Traversal Vulnerability

    Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 5.0.0, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, under certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a WebDAV write request that s…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven

References

  • article
    http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333791
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427216
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0042.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5342
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5342
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5342
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5461
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5461
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5461