Security Features Affecting tomcat-el-2.2-api package, versions <0:7.0.76-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-TOMCATEL22API-2090619
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Oct 2016

Introduced: 27 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-6796  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-254  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 tomcat-el-2.2-api to version 0:7.0.76-2.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-el-2.2-api package and not the tomcat-el-2.2-api package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A malicious web application running on Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.

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CVSS Scores

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