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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-6794: ELSA-2017-2247: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-6794: ELSA-2017-2247: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/08/2017
Modified
11/29/2024

Description

When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible. It was discovered that when a SecurityManager was configured, Tomcat's system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible.

Solution(s)

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

References

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