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CVE-2016-0714
The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x...
Vulnerability Description
The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05054964
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1726196
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/145
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1725263
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1726923
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727166
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727034
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1725914
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1726203
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727182
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83327
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00082.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%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/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%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
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tomcat, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.4, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.16, 6.0.18, 6.0.20, 6.0.24, 6.0.26, 6.0.28, 6.0.29, 6.0.30, 6.0.32, 6.0.33, 6.0.35, 6.0.36, 6.0.37, 6.0.39, 6.0.41, 6.0.43, 6.0.44, 7.0.0, 7.0.2, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.12, 7.0.14, 7.0.16, 7.0.19, 7.0.20, 7.0.21, 7.0.22, 7.0.23, 7.0.25, 7.0.26, 7.0.27, 7.0.28, 7.0.29, 7.0.30, 7.0.32, 7.0.33, 7.0.34, 7.0.35, 7.0.37, 7.0.39, 7.0.40, 7.0.41, 7.0.42, 7.0.47, 7.0.50, 7.0.52, 7.0.53, 7.0.54, 7.0.55, 7.0.56, 7.0.57, 7.0.59, 7.0.61, 7.0.62, 7.0.63, 7.0.64, 7.0.65, 7.0.67, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.3, 8.0.11, 8.0.12, 8.0.14, 8.0.15, 8.0.17, 8.0.18, 8.0.20, 8.0.21, 8.0.22, 8.0.23, 8.0.24, 8.0.26, 8.0.27, 8.0.28, 8.0.29, 8.0.30, 9.0.0, 7.0, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 25th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.