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medium 5.0

CVE-2006-3835 json

Apache Tomcat Reveals Directories

published 2006-07-25 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-wfj7-mhr5-pcwq , EUVD-2006-3829

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
48.1%
EPSS 48.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped extension, as demonstrated by URLs ending with /;index.jsp and /;help.do.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 5.5.17
  • ant certificate system 7.3 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
  • axis certificate system 7.3 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
  • mx4j certificate system 7.3 1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh
  • log4j certificate system 7.3 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh
  • tomcat5 certificate system 7.3 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
  • rhpki-ca certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-20.el4
  • pcsc-lite certificate system 7.3 1.3.3-3.el4
  • rhpki-kra certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-14.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0602RHSA-2008:0524RHSA-2008:0261RHSA-2007:1069RHSA-2007:0340RHSA-2007:0326

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-3835 updated

tomcat directory listing issue

  • Red Hat Application Server 3AS tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh Red Hat Application Server 3ES tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh Red Hat Application Server 3WS tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0340
  • Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, +7 more Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, +7 more Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0326
  • Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0602
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, +7 more Red Hat Satellite v 4.0 (RHEL v.3 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.1 (RHEL v.3 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, jabberd 2.0s10-3.37.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el3, +7 more
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1069

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28254)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

48.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28254 Apache Tomcat 5 - Information Disclosure remote, 2006-07-21
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0467.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19106 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
>=5.0.0, <5.5.17
5.5.17

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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