CVE-2016-6794
CVE-2016-6794
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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.
CVSS 5.3 · Medium · EPSS 7.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
apache tomcat
- Versions
- 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9: Affected
- 8.5.0 to 8.5.4: Affected
- 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36: Affected
- 7.0.0 to 7.0.70: Affected
- 6.0.0 to 6.0.45: Affected
No fix published
tomcat7 Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 7.0.42-1
- 7.0.47-1
- 7.0.50-1
- 7.0.52-1
- 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1
- 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3
- 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6
- 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8
Update to 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8
tomcat6 Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.0.37-1
- 6.0.39-1
- 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1
- 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
- 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
- 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
tomcat6 Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.0.41-4
- 6.0.45+dfsg-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Update to 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
tomcat7 Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 7.0.64-1
- 7.0.68-1
- 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3
Update to 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3
tomcat8 Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 8.0.26-1
- 8.0.28-1
- 8.0.30-1
- 8.0.32-1
- 8.0.32-1ubuntu1
- 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1
- 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3
Update to 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3
Original sources
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/09d2f2c65ac4ff5da42f15dc2b0f78b655e50f1a42e8a9784134a9eb%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6794