Remote code execution in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-8735

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Remote code execution in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-8735

Published: November 22, 2016 / Updated: May 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1183
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8735
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists within JmxRemoteLifecycleListener listener component due to usage of vulnerable Oracle code, fixed in CVE-2016-3427. A remote unauthenticated attacker with ability to connect to vulnerable listener can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable system.


Affected software

Apache Tomcat
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
Ubuntu
libservlet2.5-java (Ubuntu package)
tomcat
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance

How to mitigate CVE-2016-8735

Update to version 6.0.48, 7.0.73, 8.0.39 or 9.0.0.M13

libservlet2.5-java (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
tomcat - addressed in versions 7.0.73-1.el6, 8.0.39-1.fc23, 8.0.39-1.fc24, 8.0.39-1.fc25
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance - addressed in versions 13.0.0.2.29, 13.1.0.2.20

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