Advisory Details

March 2nd, 2007

Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector Long URL Stack Overflow Vulnerability

ZDI-07-008
ZDI-CAN-152

CVE ID CVE-2007-0774
CVSS SCORE
AFFECTED VENDORS Apache
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Tomcat
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['5152']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists in the URI handler for the mod_jk.so library, map_uri_to_worker(), defined in native/common/jk_uri_worker_map.c. When parsing a long URL request, the URI worker map routine performs an unsafe memory copy. This results in a stack overflow condition which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apache has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2007-02-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2007-03-02 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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