Security Features Affecting jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc package, versions <1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.49% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JBCSHTTPD24APACHECOMMONSDAEMONJSVC-3516313
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Oct 2016

Introduced: 27 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-5018  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-254  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc to version 1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0456.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc package and not the jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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