CVE-2008-5519

N/A Unknown
Published: April 09, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The JK Connector (aka mod_jk) 1.2.0 through 1.2.26 in Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an arbitrary request from an HTTP client, in opportunistic circumstances involving (1) a request from a different client that included a Content-Length header but no POST data or (2) a rapid series of requests, related to noncompliance with the AJP protocol's requirements for requests containing Content-Length headers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/200904.mbox/%3C49DBBAC0.2080400%40apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-dev&m=123913700700879
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29283
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34621
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35537
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022001
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262468-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/native/common/jk_ajp_common.c?r1=702387&r2=702540&pathrev=702540&diff_format=h
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/xdocs/miscellaneous/changelog.xml?view=markup&pathrev=702540
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=702540
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1810
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/10
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0446.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502530/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34412
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0973
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490201
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/200904.mbox/%3C49DBBAC0.2080400%40apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-dev&m=123913700700879
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29283
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35537
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262468-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/native/common/jk_ajp_common.c?r1=702387&r2=702540&pathrev=702540&diff_format=h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/xdocs/miscellaneous/changelog.xml?view=markup&pathrev=702540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=702540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1810
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0446.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502530/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34412
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0973
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.6%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

apache

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