CVE-2007-5333

N/A Unknown
Published: February 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36 does not properly handle (1) double quote (") characters or (2) %5C (encoded backslash) sequences in a cookie value, which might cause sensitive information such as session IDs to be leaked to remote attackers and enable session hijacking attacks. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3385.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2309470767/index.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28878
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28884
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28915
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29711
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32036
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33330
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3636
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012047
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012048
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20133
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20991
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:018
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/4.2.0.cp08/html-single/Release_Notes/index.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487822/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27706
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0488
Source: secalert@redhat.com
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690
Source: secalert@redhat.com
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Source: secalert@redhat.com
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
URL Repurposed
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11177
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Tool Signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00315.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00460.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2309470767/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28884
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20133
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/4.2.0.cp08/html-single/Release_Notes/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487822/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11177
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Tool Signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00315.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00460.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

110 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
81.6%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

apache

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