CVE-2008-3271

N/A Unknown
Published: October 13, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.31 allows remote attackers to bypass an IP address restriction and obtain sensitive information via a request that is processed concurrently with another request but in a different thread, leading to an instance-variable overwrite associated with a "synchronization problem" and lack of thread safety, and related to RemoteFilterValve, RemoteAddrValve, and RemoteHostValve.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32213
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32234
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32398
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35684
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31698
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30732239/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000069.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32234
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32398
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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
http://www.nec.co.jp/security-info/secinfo/nv09-006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497220/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021039
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2793
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1818
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45791
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.3%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apache