Gentoo update for Apache mod_jk



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2007-1860
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU798

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1860

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200708-15


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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