01 Record
CVE-2009-0783
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 56.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-06-05 15:25Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 04:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-03-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4a95fb0c34a871f1ede3e01b86279cb4447fc18a476aeb27aacf2aa0f95e3da9
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- marc.infoHPSBMA02535http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=652592&view=rev
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:138http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-11356https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2207http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
- marc.infoHPSBUX02860http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- secunia.com37460http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781542&view=rev
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:18913https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18913
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-3056http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056
- www.securityfocus.com20090604 [SECURITY] CVE-2009-0783 Apache Tomcat Information disclosurehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504090/100/0/threaded
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- secunia.com35788http://secunia.com/advisories/35788
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781708&view=rev
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=739522&view=rev
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1856http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:176http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
- www.securityfocus.com20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party componentshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=681156&view=rev
- secunia.com42368http://secunia.com/advisories/42368
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- issues.apache.orghttps://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45933
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-11374https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6450https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6450
- secunia.com35685http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- www.securitytracker.com1022336http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022336
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comtomcat-xml-information-disclosure(51195)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51195
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-11352https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:012http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- marc.infoHPSBUX02579http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:136http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136
- sunsolve.sun.com263529http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1
- issues.apache.orghttps://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29936
- www.securityfocus.com35416http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35416
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10716https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10716
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-3316http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E