Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4308
CVE-2008-4308
Description
The doRead method in Apache Tomcat 4.1.32 through 4.1.34 and 5.5.10 through 5.5.20 does not return a -1 to indicate when a certain error condition has occurred, which can cause Tomcat to send POST content from one request to a different request.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 4.1.32, < 4.1.35 | 4.1.35 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 5.5.10, < 5.5.21 | 5.5.21 |
Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
18- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0541nvdPatch
- issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/34057nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7g59-hm8v-cwmcghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4308ghsaADVISORY
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN66905322/index.htmlnvdWEB
- jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-000010.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20090228052951/http://secunia.com/advisories/34057ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20111229174634/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501250ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20201207165808/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33913ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501250nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33913nvd
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