Unscored severity · published Jul 14, 2011
CVE-2011-2526
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.19, when sendfile is enabled for the HTTP APR or HTTP NIO connector, does not validate certain request…
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CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.19, when sendfile is enabled for the HTTP APR or HTTP NIO connector, does not validate certain request attributes, which allows local users to bypass intended file access restrictions or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or JVM crash) by leveraging an untrusted web application.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tomcat · Apache
5.5.0; 5.5.1; 5.5.2; 5.5.3; 5.5.4; 5.5.5; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2526
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2526
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/73797
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/73798
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