CVE-2011-1475

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2011-04-06
Bugzilla:
708969: CVE-2011-1475 tomcat: Information disclosure due improper handling of HTTP pipelining

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The HTTP BIO connector in Apache Tomcat 7.0.x before 7.0.12 does not properly handle HTTP pipelining, which allows remote attackers to read responses intended for other clients in opportunistic circumstances by examining the application data in HTTP packets, related to "a mix-up of responses for requests from different users."

Find out more about CVE-2011-1475 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Apache Tomcat 5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Developer Suite 3, Red Hat Certificate System 7.3, Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3.0 and earlier versions and JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0. It did not affect the versions of Apache Tomcat 6 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0. It also did not affect the versions of jbossweb as shipped with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 and earlier versions, as this flaw only affects Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.11.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tomcat6 Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tomcat5 Not affected

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