SB2007081901 - Gentoo update for Apache mod_jk
Published: August 19, 2007
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007081901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1860)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target sytem.The weakness is caused by access control flaw that may occur in case of repeated decoding of request URL by multiple components (firewalls, caches, proxies and Tomcat) and allows attacker to read the responses to valid user's requests.
Succcessful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.