CVE-2016-6797

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-6797
  • Assigner
  • security@apache.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-08-10T22:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-04-18T17:56:40
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-863 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 6.0.0 6.0.45
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.0.0 7.0.70
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 8.0 8.0.36
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 8.5.0 8.5.4
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m8:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:m9:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.4.0 7.7.1
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9325837eb00cba5752c092047433c7f0415134d16e7f391447ff4352@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037145 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93940 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455 Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6797
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6797
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 15:41:49 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 19:52:28 2017-08-10T22:29Z 2017-08-10T22:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 19:52:28 2022-04-18T17:56:40 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 19:52:28 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated