CVE-2006-3835
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 48.1%EU EUVD
Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped extension, as demonstrated by URLs ending with /;index.jsp and /;help.do.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- EPSS score
- 48.1% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-3829)
- Published
- July 25, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-3829 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0467.html(Exploit, Patch)
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25212
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33668
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37297
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016576
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm
- http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
- http://www.sec-consult.com/289.html
- http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468048/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500396/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500412/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507729/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19106(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1727
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27902
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34183
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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