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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-6794: Low: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2247)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-6794: Low: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2247)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/10/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

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.

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

  • 93943
  • DSA-3720
  • CVE-2016-6794
  • RHSA-2017:0455
  • RHSA-2017:0456
  • RHSA-2017:0457
  • RHSA-2017:2247
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