Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.19, when sendfile is enabled for the HTTP APR or HTTP NIO connector, does not validate certain request attributes, which allows local users to bypass intended file access restrictions or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or JVM crash) by leveraging an untrusted web application.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0074.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0075.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0076.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0077.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0078.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0325.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720948
http://secunia.com/advisories/45232
http://secunia.com/advisories/48308
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68541
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14573
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19514
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1145383
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1145571
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1145694
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1146005
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:156