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Title : Apache Tomcat "RemoteFilterValve" Security Bypass Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2793
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3271
CWE ID : CWE-264
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-10-13

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A vulnerability has been identified in Apache Tomcat, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error when checking IP addresses, which could allow a user from a non-premitted IP address to gain access to a context that is protected with a valve that extends "RemoteFilterValve" including the standard "RemoteAddrValve" and "RemoteHostValve" implementations.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Kenichi Tsukamoto (Development Dept. II Application Management Middleware Div. FUJITSU LIMITED).

ChangeLog

2008-10-13 : Initial release

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