CVE-2008-5519

Public Exploit

Description

The JK Connector (aka mod_jk) 1.2.0 through 1.2.26 in Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an arbitrary request from an HTTP client, in opportunistic circumstances involving (1) a request from a different client that included a Content-Length header but no POST data or (2) a rapid series of requests, related to noncompliance with the AJP protocol's requirements for requests containing Content-Length headers.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.78% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0973 vdb entry
http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34621 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022001 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34412 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/10 mailing list
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/native/common/jk_ajp_common.c?r1=702387&r2=702540&pathrev=702540&diff_format=h vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0446.html vendor advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/200904.mbox/%3C49DBBAC0.2080400%40apache.org%3E mailing list
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=702540 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-dev&m=123913700700879 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502530/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490201 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29283 third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35537 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1810 vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262468-1 vendor advisory
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/xdocs/miscellaneous/changelog.xml?view=markup&pathrev=702540 exploit vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5519?
CVE-2008-5519 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5519?
To fix CVE-2008-5519, 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-2008-5519 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5519 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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