CVE-2006-3835

Public Exploit

Description

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 51.86% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19106	vdb entry exploit
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30908	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37297	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30899	third party advisory
http://www.sec-consult.com/289.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500412/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1727	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33668	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27902	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500396/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468048/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/25212	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507729/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016576	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0467.html	mailing list exploit patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34183	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3835?: CVE-2006-3835 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3835?: To fix CVE-2006-3835, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3835 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3835 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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