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TITLE:
Apache Tomcat 6 Cross-Site Scripting and Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31381

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31381/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Apache Tomcat 6.x
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DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Apache Tomcat, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks
or to bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA31379

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.16.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 6.0.18.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA31379:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31379/

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