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CVE-2016-6794: System Property Disclosure in Apache Tomcat

May 13, 2022 (updated June 2, 2022)

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.

References

  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
  • www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943
  • www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rvf-329f-p99g
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/09d2f2c65ac4ff5da42f15dc2b0f78b655e50f1a42e8a9784134a9eb@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6794
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/
  • usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 6.0.0 before 6.0.47, all versions starting from 7.0.0 before 7.0.72, all versions starting from 8.0.0 before 8.0.37, all versions starting from 8.1.0 before 8.5.5, all versions starting from 9.0.0.m1 up to 9.0.0.m9

Fixed versions

  • 6.0.47
  • 7.0.72
  • 8.0.37
  • 8.5.5
  • 9.0.0.M10

Solution

Upgrade to versions 6.0.47, 7.0.72, 8.0.37, 8.5.5, 9.0.0.M10 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Source file

maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2016-6794.yml

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