Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3271
CVE-2008-3271
Description
Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.31 allows remote attackers to bypass an IP address restriction and obtain sensitive information via a request that is processed concurrently with another request but in a different thread, leading to an instance-variable overwrite associated with a "synchronization problem" and lack of thread safety, and related to RemoteFilterValve, RemoteAddrValve, and RemoteHostValve.
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Affected products
35cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 34 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.5.0, 4.1.0 - 4.1.31
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
23- secunia.com/advisories/32213nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32234nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32398nvdVendor Advisory
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30732239/index.htmlnvd
- jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000069.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35684nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4396nvd
- tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlnvd
- www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200806e.htmlnvd
- www.nec.co.jp/security-info/secinfo/nv09-006.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497220/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31698nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2793nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2800nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1818nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45791nvd
- issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
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