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Unscored RHSA-2010:0580 4 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat5 security update

Published Sep 29, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 26

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5-debuginfo 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-admin-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-common-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-debuginfo 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-jasper 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-jasper-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-server-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation tomcat5-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-admin-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-common-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-debuginfo 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jasper 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jasper-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-server-lib 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server tomcat5-webapps 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5

Vulnerabilities 4

  • Medium —
    CVE-2009-2693

    Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal vulnerability

    Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a WAR file, as demonstrated by a ../../bin/catalina.bat entry.

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2009-2696

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web applicatio…

  • Medium —
    CVE-2009-2902 EPSS 11%

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Apache Tomcat

    Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven
  • Medium —
    CVE-2010-2227 Public exploit EPSS 55%

    Apache Tomcat does not properly handle an invalid Transfer-Encoding header

    Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.29, 6.0.0 through 6.0.27, and 7.0.0 beta does not properly handle an invalid Transfer-Encoding header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application outage) or obtain sensitive information via a crafte…

    org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559738
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559761
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612799
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616717
  • article
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0580.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2693
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2693
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2693
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2696
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2696
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2696
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2902
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2902
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2902
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2227
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2227
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2227