Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2016-6794
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…
EPSS: 0.003 (50.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 9.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat — versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.45, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70
- Netapp Oncommand_insight
- Netapp Oncommand_shift
- Netapp Snap_creator_framework
- Oracle Tekelec_platform_distribution
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@apache.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6794?
- CVE-2016-6794 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6794?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6794 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.