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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-6796: Low: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2247)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-6796: Low: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2247)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/11/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A malicious web application running on 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 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-tomcat
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webapps
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webapp
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-api
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-javadoc
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-api
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-jsvc
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-lib
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-api
  • centos-upgrade-tomcat-webapps

References

  • 93944
  • DSA-3720
  • CVE-2016-6796
  • RHSA-2017:0455
  • RHSA-2017:0456
  • RHSA-2017:0457
  • RHSA-2017:1548
  • RHSA-2017:1549
  • RHSA-2017:1550
  • RHSA-2017:1551
  • RHSA-2017:1552
  • RHSA-2017:2247
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