CVE-2008-3271

Description

Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.31 allows remote attackers to bypass an IP address restriction and obtain sensitive information via a request that is processed concurrently with another request but in a different thread, leading to an instance-variable overwrite associated with a "synchronization problem" and lack of thread safety, and related to RemoteFilterValve, RemoteAddrValve, and RemoteHostValve.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.30% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html vendor advisory
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200806e.html
http://www.nec.co.jp/security-info/secinfo/nv09-006.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2800 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32234 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497220/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32398 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html vendor advisory
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25835
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1818 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4396 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31698 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35684 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2793 vdb entry
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021039 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45791 vdb entry
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30732239/index.html third party advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000069.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32213 third party advisory vendor advisory
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-2008-3271?
CVE-2008-3271 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3271?
To fix CVE-2008-3271, 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-2008-3271 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3271 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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