74541 : Apache Commons Daemon Jsvc Permissions Weakness Arbitrary File Access
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-08-12

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-2729" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : native/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in Apache Commons, as used in Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 through 5.5.33, 6.0.30 through 6.0.32, and 7.0.x before 7.0.20 on Linux, does not drop capabilities, which allows remote attackers to bypass read permissions for files via a request to an application.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0.20 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds. The fix for this issue has also been slated for inclusion in versions 5.5.34 and 6.0.33.

Products

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.	HP-UX	B.11.23
		B.11.31

The Apache Software Foundation

Bigtop

0.4.0

References

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Wilfried Weissmann

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-08-16 | Disagree?

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