CVE-2016-6797

Published: Aug 10, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-863

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

commercial·US

snap creator framework

Hardware Firmware

redhat

commercial·USaka red hat

jboss enterprise web serverOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Apache Software Foundation

oss-project·USaka apache foundation

Apache TomcatOn-premWeb App

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

Maven

package-ecosystem

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

OSS Libraries

apache

oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd

tomcatOn-premWeb App

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

oracle

commercial·USaka oracle corp.

tekelec platform distributionOn-prem

Databases

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93940

securityfocus.com

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9325837eb00cba5752c092047433c7f0415134d16e7f391447ff4352%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E

lists.apache.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037145

securitytracker.com

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