vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-6797: ELSA-2017-2247: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Oct 27, 2016 | Aug 8, 2017 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 27, 2016
Added
Aug 8, 2017
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
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.
It was discovered that it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
It was discovered that it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-tomcatoracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webappsoracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webapporacle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-apioracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-javadocoracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-apioracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-jsvcoracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-liboracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-apioracle-linux-upgrade-tomcat-webapps
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