Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in RequestUtil.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.65, and 8.x before 8.0.27 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application in a getResource, getResourceAsStream, or getResourcePaths call, as demonstrated by the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps directory.
Remediation
References
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1696281
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700898
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700900
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/149
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700897
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1696284
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1435.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1433
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1434
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05054964
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83329
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1432
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00082.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135883/Apache-Tomcat-Limited-Directory-Traversal.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035070
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd4863c79bf729aabb95571fd845a9ea4ee3ae3fcee48f35aba007350%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0b24f2c7507f702348e2c2d64e8a5de72bad6173658e8d8e45322ac2%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r15695e6203b026c9e9070ca9fa95fb17dd4cd88e5342a7dc5e1e7b85%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r409efdf706c2077ae5c37018a87da725a3ca89570a9530342cdc53e4%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c62634b7426bee5f553307063457b99c84af73b078ede4f2592b34e%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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