1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200708-15 / mod_jk |
| Release Date | August 19, 2007 |
| Latest Revision | August 19, 2007: 01 |
| Impact | low |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| www-apache/mod_jk | < 1.2.23 | >= 1.2.23 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #186218
A directory traversal vulnerability has been discovered in Apache mod_jk.
Apache mod_jk is a connector for the Tomcat web server.
Apache mod_jk decodes the URL within Apache before passing them to Tomcat, which decodes them a second time.
A remote attacker could browse a specially crafted URL on an Apache server running mod_jk, possibly gaining access to restricted resources.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Apache mod_jk users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_jk-1.2.23" |