CVE-2016-6797
published 2017-08-10CVE-2016-6797: The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 did not…
PriorityP347high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
8.07%
94.8th percentile
The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
Affected
35 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
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| apache | tomcat | — | — |
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| apache | tomcat | — | — |
| apache | tomcat | — | — |
| apache | tomcat | — | — |
| apache | tomcat | — | — |
| apache | tomcat | — | — |
| apache | tomcat | — | — |
| 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_software_foundation | apache_tomcat | — | — |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_tomcat | — | — |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_tomcat | — | — |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_tomcat | — | — |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_tomcat | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| oracle | tekelec_platform_distribution | 7.4.0 – 7.7.1 | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_apache7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu5.9MEDIUM
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OSV
Incorrect Authorization in Apache Tomcat
osv·2022-05-13
CVE-2016-6797 [HIGH] Incorrect Authorization in Apache Tomcat
Incorrect Authorization in Apache Tomcat
The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
GHSA
Incorrect Authorization in Apache Tomcat
ghsa·2022-05-13
CVE-2016-6797 [HIGH] CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization in Apache Tomcat
Incorrect Authorization in Apache Tomcat
The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
OSV
tomcat6 vulnerabilities
osv·2020-09-30·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-0762 [MEDIUM] tomcat6 vulnerabilities
tomcat6 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled
passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to enumerate usernames. (CVE-2016-0762)
Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly
limited use of a certain utility method. A malicious application could
possibly use this to bypass Security Manager restrictions. (CVE-2016-5018)
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly controlled reading system
properties. A malicious application could possibly use this to bypass
Security Manager restrictions. (CVE-2016-6794)
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly controlled certain configuration
parameters. A malicious application could possibly use this to bypass
Security Manager restri
OSV
tomcat6, tomcat7 regression
osv·2017-02-02·CVSS 5.9
[MEDIUM] tomcat6, tomcat7 regression
tomcat6, tomcat7 regression
USN-3177-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tomcat. The update introduced a
regression in environments where Tomcat is started with a security manager.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled
passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to enumerate usernames. This issue only applied to Ubuntu
12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-0762)
Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly
limited use of a certain utility method. A malicious application could
possibly use this to bypass Security Manager restrictions. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LT
OSV
tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerabilities
osv·2017-01-23·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-0762 [MEDIUM] tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerabilities
tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled
passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to enumerate usernames. This issue only applied to Ubuntu
12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-0762)
Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly
limited use of a certain utility method. A malicious application could
possibly use this to bypass Security Manager restrictions. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-5018)
It was discovered that Tomcat did not protect applications from untrusted
data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue t
OSV
CVE-2016-6797: The ResourceLinkFactory implementation in Apache Tomcat 9
osv·2016-10-28·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6797 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6797: The ResourceLinkFactory implementation in Apache Tomcat 9
The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
Ubuntu
Tomcat vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-09-30·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-6797 [MEDIUM] Tomcat vulnerabilities
Title: Tomcat vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat.
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled
passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to enumerate usernames. (CVE-2016-0762)
Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly
limited use of a certain utility method. A malicious application could
possibly use this to bypass Security Manager restrictions. (CVE-2016-5018)
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly controlled reading system
properties. A malicious application could possibly use this to bypass
Security Manager restrictions. (CVE-2016-6794)
It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly controlled certain configuration
parameters. A malicious applica
Ubuntu
Tomcat regression
vendor_ubuntu·2017-02-02·CVSS 5.9
[MEDIUM] Tomcat regression
Title: Tomcat regression
Summary: USN-3177-1 introduced a regression in Tomcat.
USN-3177-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tomcat. The update introduced a
regression in environments where Tomcat is started with a security manager.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled
passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to enumerate usernames. This issue only applied to Ubuntu
12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-0762)
Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly
limited use of a certain utility method. A malicious application could
possibly use this to bypass Security Manager res
Ubuntu
Tomcat vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-01-23·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-0762 [MEDIUM] Tomcat vulnerabilities
Title: Tomcat vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat.
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled
passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to enumerate usernames. This issue only applied to Ubuntu
12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-0762)
Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly
limited use of a certain utility method. A malicious application could
possibly use this to bypass Security Manager restrictions. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-5018)
It was discovered that Tomcat did not protect applications from untrusted
data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable. A rem
Red Hat
tomcat: unrestricted access to global resources
vendor_redhat·2016-10-27·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6797 [HIGH] tomcat: unrestricted access to global resources
tomcat: unrestricted access to global resources
The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
It was discovered that it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
Package: tomcat5 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: tomcat6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: jbossweb (Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5) - Out of
Apache
Apache tomcat: CVE-2016-6797
vendor_apache·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6797 [HIGH] Apache tomcat: CVE-2016-6797
Apache tomcat: CVE-2016-6797
The ResourceLinkFactory did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not. This was fixed in revision 1757272 for 8.5.x and revision 1757273 for 8.0.x. This issue was identified by the Apache Tomcat Security Team on 18 January 2016 and made public on 27 October 2016. Affects: 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36 Low: Security Manager Bypass
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [epel-6]
bugzilla·2016-11-01·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-0762 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [epel-6]
CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [epel-6]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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[bug automatically created b
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: unrestricted access to global resources
bugzilla·2016-11-01·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6797 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: unrestricted access to global resources
CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: unrestricted access to global resources
The following flaw was reported in Tomcat:
The ResourceLinkFactory did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
Upstream patches:
6.0.47: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1757285
7.0.72: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1757275
8.5.5: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1757272
8.0.37: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1757273
Discussion:
External References:
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.4
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-11-01·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-0762 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects mult
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2017-08-10
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