vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-5018: Low: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2247)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Aug 10, 2017 | Aug 28, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 10, 2017
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
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 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-tomcatcentos-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webappscentos-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webappcentos-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-apicentos-upgrade-tomcat-javadoccentos-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-apicentos-upgrade-tomcat-jsvccentos-upgrade-tomcat-libcentos-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-apicentos-upgrade-tomcat-webapps
References
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