CVE-2009-0580

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, when FORM authentication is used, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames via requests to /j_security_check with malformed URL encoding of passwords, related to improper error checking in the (1) MemoryRealm, (2) DataSourceRealm, and (3) JDBCRealm authentication realms, as demonstrated by a % (percent) value for the j_password parameter.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 89.55% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9101 signature vdb entry
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18915 signature vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35326 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35196 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35344 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35788 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504125/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=747840&view=rev patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504045/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1496 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504108/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781382&view=rev patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6628 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022332 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42368 third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html patch vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50930 vdb entry
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781379&view=rev patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136 vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%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/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0580?
CVE-2009-0580 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0580?
To fix CVE-2009-0580, 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-2009-0580 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0580 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~90% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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