CVE-2008-3271 describes a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.0 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.31, allowing remote attackers to bypass IP address restrictions and access sensitive information. This is due to a synchronization problem where concurrent requests in different threads can lead to an instance-variable overwrite in RemoteFilterValve, RemoteAddrValve, and RemoteHostValve. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a potential impact of information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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