CVE-2016-0763
Medium · 6.3CVSS
6.3
EPSS
11.3%
Published
Feb 25, 2016
CISA due date
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The record
The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read or write to arbitrary application data, or cause a denial of service (application disruption), via a web application that sets a crafted global context.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 7.0.0 | 7.0.68 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 8.0.0 | 8.0.32 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 9.0.0M1 | 9.0.0.M3 |
| Debian:6.0 | tomcat6 | 0 | 6.0.45-1~deb6u1 |
| Debian:7 | tomcat6 | 0 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u1 |
| Debian:7 | tomcat7 | 0 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u4 |
| Debian:8 | tomcat7 | 0 | 7.0.56-3+deb8u2 |
| Debian:8 | tomcat8 | 0 | 8.0.14-1+deb8u2 |
| Mageia:5 | tomcat | 0 | 7.0.68-1.mga5 |
| Mageia:5 | tomcat-native | 0 | 1.1.34-1.mga5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-jsvc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | tomcat-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-jsvc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | tomcat-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-jsvc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | tomcat-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-jsvc | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | tomcat-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.69-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7 | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-log4j | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-maven-devel | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | tomcat7-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7 | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-log4j | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-maven-devel | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el7 | tomcat7-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.54-23_patch_05.ep6.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | httpd24 | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | httpd24-debuginfo | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | httpd24-devel | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | httpd24-manual | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | httpd24-tools | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | mod_ldap24 | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | mod_proxy24_html | 0 | 1:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | mod_security-jws3 | 0 | 0:2.8.0-7.GA.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | mod_security-jws3-debuginfo | 0 | 0:2.8.0-7.GA.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | mod_session24 | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | mod_ssl24 | 0 | 1:2.4.6-61.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7 | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-log4j | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat7-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8 | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-javadoc | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-lib | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-log4j | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el6 | tomcat8-webapps | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | httpd24 | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | httpd24-debuginfo | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | httpd24-devel | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | httpd24-manual | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | httpd24-tools | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | mod_ldap24 | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | mod_proxy24_html | 0 | 1:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | mod_security-jws3 | 0 | 0:2.8.0-7.GA.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | mod_security-jws3-debuginfo | 0 | 0:2.8.0-7.GA.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | mod_session24 | 0 | 0:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | mod_ssl24 | 0 | 1:2.4.6-61.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7 | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-javadoc | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-jsp-2.2-api | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-lib | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-log4j | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-servlet-3.0-api | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat7-webapps | 0 | 0:7.0.59-50_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8 | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-admin-webapps | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-docs-webapp | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-el-2.2-api | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-javadoc | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-lib | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-log4j | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0::el7 | tomcat8-webapps | 0 | 0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | tomcat | 0 | 7.0.68-7.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | tomcat | 0 | 8.0.32-3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | tomcat | 0 | 7.0.68-7.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | tomcat | 0 | 8.0.32-3.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | tomcat6 | 0 | 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | tomcat7 | 0 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tomcat6 | 0 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tomcat7 | 0 | 7.0.68-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tomcat7 | 0 | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tomcat8 | 0 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1 |
| maven | org.apache.tomcat/tomcat | 7.0.0 | 7.0.68 |
| maven | org.apache.tomcat/tomcat | 8.0.0 | 8.0.32 |
| maven | org.apache.tomcat/tomcat | 9.0.0M1 | No fix |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | tomcat | 0 | 8.0.36-3.3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | tomcat10 | 0 | 10.1.14-1.1 |
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