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Apache Tomcat in a Windows NT environment could be led to traverse the normal directory structure and return requested files from outside of the document root. By including '/../' sequences along with specially chosen characters in requested URLs, a remote user can obtain read access to directories and files outside of the document root, potentially compromising the privacy of user data and/or obtaining information which could be used to further compromise the host.

Apache Tomcat in a Windows NT environment could be led to traverse the normal directory structure and return requested files from outside of the document root. By including '/../' sequences along with specially chosen characters in requested URLs, a remote user can obtain read access to directories and files outside of the document root, potentially compromising the privacy of user data and/or obtaining information which could be used to further compromise the host.