#VU1091 Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-6797

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1091

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6797

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description
The vulnerability allows an application to gain access to global resources on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the ResourceLinkFactory that allows a web application to obtain global JNDI resources.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in application's access to global JNDI resources on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Update to version 6.0.47, 7.0.72, 8.0.37, 8.5.5, 9.0.0.M10.

Vulnerable software versions

: 6.0.47, 7.0.72, 8.0.0 RC1 - 8.0.37, 8.5.0 - 8.5.5, 9.0.0-M10

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External links
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.