CVE-2016-0714
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
8.8
Description
The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
| 15.10 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=9.0.0.M1,<9.0.0.M2 | 9.0.0.M2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=8.0.0.RC1,<8.0.32 | 8.0.32 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=7.0.0,<7.0.70 | 7.0.70 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=6.0.0,<6.0.46 | 6.0.46 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.0 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.1 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.2 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.4 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.10 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.11 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.13 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.14 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.16 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.18 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.20 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.24 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.26 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.28 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.29 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.30 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.32 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.33 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.35 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.36 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.37 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.39 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.41 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.43 | |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.44 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.0 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.2 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.4 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.5 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.6 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.10 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.11 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.12 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.14 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.16 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.19 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.20 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.21 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.22 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.23 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.25 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.26 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.27 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.28 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.29 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.30 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.32 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.33 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.34 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.35 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.37 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.39 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.40 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.41 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.42 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.47 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.50 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.52 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.53 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.54 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.55 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.56 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.57 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.59 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.61 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.62 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.63 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.64 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.65 | |
| apache | tomcat | 7.0.67 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.0 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.1 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.3 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.11 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.12 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.14 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.15 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.17 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.18 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.20 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.21 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.22 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.23 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.24 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.26 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.27 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.28 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.29 | |
| apache | tomcat | 8.0.30 | |
| apache | tomcat | 9.0.0 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00082.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/145
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1725263
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1725914
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1726196
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1726203
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1726923
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727034
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727166
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727182
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.