Check Point Advisories

Apache Tomcat Command Injection (CVE-2009-0580; CVE-2009-0781)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-0549
Date Published:	16 Jul 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 16 July, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-0580 CVE-2009-0781
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 - 4.1.39 Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 - 5.5.27 Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 - 6.0.18
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Apache Tomcat. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache Tomcat Command Injection protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Apache Tomcat Command Injection