CVE-2016-6794 Affecting tomcat-servlet-3.0-api package, versions <0:7.0.76-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-TOMCATSERVLET30API-2516643
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Aug 2017

Introduced: 10 Aug 2017

CVE-2016-6794  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 tomcat-servlet-3.0-api to version 0:7.0.76-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2247.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-servlet-3.0-api package and not the tomcat-servlet-3.0-api package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. In 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible.

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