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CVE-2016-6797

Published: Aug 10, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-863
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.1%
Top 5.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
oncommand insight
Hardware Firmware
oncommand shift
Hardware Firmware
snap creator framework
Hardware Firmware
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
jboss enterprise web serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache TomcatOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
tomcatOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
tekelec platform distributionOn-prem
Databases
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93940
securityfocus.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9325837eb00cba5752c092047433c7f0415134d16e7f391447ff4352%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037145
securitytracker.com
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