vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for tomcat6 (ALAS-2016-681) (multiple CVEs)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 24, 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 24, 2016
Added
Mar 30, 2016
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
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.
Solutions
amazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6amazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-admin-webappsamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-docs-webappamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-el-2-1-apiamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-javadocamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-jsp-2-1-apiamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-libamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-servlet-2-5-apiamazon-linux-upgrade-tomcat6-webapps
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