CVE-2007-5342
The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.25 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 does not restrict certain permissions for web applications, which allows attackers to modify logging configuration options and overwrite arbitrary files, as demonstrated by changing the (1) level, (2) directory, and (3) prefix attributes in the org.apache.juli.FileHandler handler.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 5.2% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-5507)
- Published
- December 27, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-5507 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
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/39833
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28274
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29313
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3485
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=606594
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1447
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0042.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0195.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0831.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0832.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0833.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0834.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27006(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0013
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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