RULE(RULE ID:306697)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2015-01-09
Rule Name: Apache Tomcat allowLinking URIencoding Directory Traversal Vulnerability -1 (CVE-2008-2938)
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI.
Impact: Remote code execution
Affected OS: Solaris, Other Unix, FreeBSD, Linux
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:30633
SecurityTrackerID:1020665
ExploitDB:6229
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Solutions
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