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CVE-2008-2938 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16. Incorrect UTF-8 URL decoding in affected JVM environments can cause encoded traversal sequences in request URIs to bypass Tomcat path handling. With symbolic-link following enabled through allowLinking, traversal can extend beyond the web application's document base to the host filesystem. This issue is distinct from CVE-2008-2370.
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A remote arbitrary-file-read directory-traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when both allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled. Encoded traversal sequences in a request URI can bypass intended path restrictions. It affects Tomcat 4.1.0–4.1.37, 5.5.0–5.5.26, and 6.0.0–6.0.16; the record notes that some reporting identified versions before 6.0.18, while the vendor advisory identifies 6.0.16 as the final affected release.
JVM UTF-8 URL-decoding flaw that could lead to directory traversal in Tomcat configurations using URIEncoding=UTF-8.
JVM UTF-8 decoding directory traversal issue for which Tomcat implemented a protective workaround.
JVM UTF-8 URL-decoding directory-traversal vulnerability which Tomcat mitigated with a workaround.
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