----------------------------------------------------------------------

BETA test the new Secunia Personal Software Inspector!

The Secunia PSI detects installed software on your computer and
categorises it as either Insecure, End-of-Life, or Up-To-Date.
Effectively enabling you to focus your attention on software
installations where more secure versions are available from the
vendors.

Download the free PSI BETA from the Secunia website:
https://psi.secunia.com/

----------------------------------------------------------------------

TITLE:
Apache Tomcat Cookie Handling Session ID Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26466

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26466/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Apache Tomcat 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/13828/
Apache Tomcat 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/3571/
Apache Tomcat 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/328/
Apache Tomcat 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/426/

DESCRIPTION:
Tomasz Kuczynski has reported two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat,
which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information.

Input containing  a single quote or a \" character sequence in cookie
values is incorrectly handled in an unspecified way, which can be
exploited to disclose sensitive information including session IDs.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 3.3 to 3.3.2, 4.1.0 to
4.1.36, 5.0.0 to 5.0.30, 5.5.0 to 5.5.24, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.13.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 6.0.14.

Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a web proxy.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tomasz Kuczynski

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Apache Tomcat (CVE-2007-3382):
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065252.html

Apache Tomcat (CVE-2007-3385):
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065253.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
US-CERT VU#993544:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/993544

----------------------------------------------------------------------

About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

Subscribe:
http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/

Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.)
http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/


Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.

----------------------------------------------------------------------