vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-5018: tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8 -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Nov 10, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 10, 2016
Added
Nov 21, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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
debian-upgrade-tomcat6debian-upgrade-tomcat7debian-upgrade-tomcat8
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