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CVE-2016-6797GHSA-Q6X7-F33R-3WXX

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

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 9.0.0.M10, 8.5.5, 8.0.37, 7.0.72
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Apache Software Foundation 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

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 9.0.0.M1 · fixed in 9.0.0.M10

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 8.5.0 · fixed in 8.5.5

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 8.0.0 · fixed in 8.0.37

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 7.0.0 · fixed in 7.0.72

References 25

securityfocus.com

lists.apache.org

securitytracker.com

access.redhat.com

rhn.redhat.com

debian.org

usn.ubuntu.com

security.netapp.com

oracle.com