CVE-2016-6794
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CVE-2016-6794 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 7.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.45 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.70 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 8.0, <= 8.0.36 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.4 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.0 | Milestone1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | — |
| Redhat | Jboss Enterprise Web Server | 3.0.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 7.4 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 7.5 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 7.6 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 7.7 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.7 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.7 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | — |
| Netapp | Oncommand Insight | All versions | — |
| Netapp | Oncommand Shift | All versions | — |
| Netapp | Snap Creator Framework | All versions | — |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | — |
| Oracle | Tekelec Platform Distribution | >= 7.4.0, <= 7.7.1 | — |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
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