vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-6796): Tomcat vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Nov 10, 2016 | Jan 24, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 10, 2016
Added
Jan 24, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libservlet2-5-javaubuntu-upgrade-libtomcat6-javaubuntu-upgrade-libtomcat7-javaubuntu-upgrade-libtomcat8-javaubuntu-upgrade-tomcat6ubuntu-upgrade-tomcat7ubuntu-upgrade-tomcat8
References
Rapid7 Labs
2026 Global Threat Landscape Report
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