apache tomcat CVE-2016-6797 vulnerability in Apache and Other Products
Published on August 10, 2017

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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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Vulnerability Analysis

Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
YES
Technical Impact:
PARTIAL

Products Associated with CVE-2016-6797

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Apache Tomcat
Oracle Tekelec Platform Distribution
Debian Linux
NetApp Oncommand Insight
NetApp Oncommand Shift
NetApp Snap Creator Framework
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Web Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation

Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
8.07%
Percentile
94.82%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.