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CVE-2016-5018 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 a…
Description
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 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat | Versions not published |
References
- RHSA-2017:1548 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2017:1549 access.redhat.com
- 93942 www.securityfocus.com
- RHSA-2017:1552 access.redhat.com
- 1038757 www.securitytracker.com
- RHSA-2017:2247 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2017:1551 rhn.redhat.com
- [announce] 20161027 [SECURITY] CVE-2016-5018 Apache Tomcat Security Manager Bypass lists.apache.org
- 1037142 www.securitytracker.com
- RHSA-2017:0457 rhn.redhat.com
- RHSA-2017:0455 access.redhat.com
- RHSA-2017:1550 access.redhat.com
- DSA-3720 www.debian.org
- RHSA-2017:0456 access.redhat.com
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [23/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [22/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [24/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [21/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [16/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [15/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [17/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [16/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [23/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [27/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ lists.apache.org
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [26/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ lists.apache.org
- USN-4557-1 usn.ubuntu.com
- security.netapp.com security.netapp.com
- www.oracle.com www.oracle.com
- packetstormsecurity.com packetstormsecurity.com
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