Bug 427216 – CVE-2007-5342 Apache Tomcat's default security policy is too open

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Bug 427216 - (CVE-2007-5342) CVE-2007-5342 Apache Tomcat's default security policy is too open

Summary:	CVE-2007-5342 Apache Tomcat's default security policy is too open

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2007-5342

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity low
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Assigned To:	Red Hat Product Security
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URL:	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/...
Whiteboard:	source=securityfocus,reported=2007101...
Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	427776 427777 428668 435919
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Reported:	2008-01-02 05:28 EST by Marc Schoenefeld
Modified:	2018-10-19 20:17 EDT (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2010-12-22 17:36:50 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0042	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: tomcat security update	2008-03-11 06:51:42 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0195	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: tomcat security update	2008-04-28 05:16:00 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0831	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0CP02 security update	2008-09-22 09:02:33 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0832	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0CP02 security update	2008-09-22 09:27:27 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0833	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0CP04 security update	2008-09-22 08:50:41 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0834	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0CP04 security update	2008-09-22 09:15:32 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0862	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: tomcat security update	2008-10-02 10:03:32 EDT

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Description Marc Schoenefeld 2008-01-02 05:28:10 EST

Generally it is a bad idea to grant java.security.AllPermission 
in java security policy files. This is the case for 
the tomcat-juli.jar, part of the logging framework
for Apache Tomcat.

CVE description from Mitre: 

The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component in Apache
Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.25 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 does not restrict
certain permissions for web applications, which allows attackers to
modify logging configuration options and overwrite arbitrary files, as
demonstrated by changing the (1) level, (2) directory, and (3) prefix
attributes in the org.apache.juli.FileHandler handler.


http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485481/100/0/threaded
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=606594

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2008-02-08 19:31:46 EST

tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.1.fc7 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 7

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2008-02-08 19:34:58 EST

tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.1.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2008-02-12 15:31:55 EST

tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2008-02-12 15:34:09 EST

tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc7 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 7

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2008-02-12 23:54:31 EST

tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2008-02-13 00:13:59 EST

tomcat5-5.5.26-1jpp.2.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 11 Vincent Danen 2010-12-22 17:36:50 EST

This was addressed via:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 (RHSA-2008:0042)
Red Hat Developer Suite v.3 (AS v.4) (RHSA-2008:0195)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 AS (RHSA-2008:0831)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 5 Server (RHSA-2008:0832)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for RHEL 4 AS (RHSA-2008:0833)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for RHEL 5 Server (RHSA-2008:0834)
Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS (RHSA-2008:0862)

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