Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-0763

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-0763

Published: March 14, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87534
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0763
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization within the setGlobalContext() method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java. A remote user can 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 software

Apache Tomcat
Fedora
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
Storage Copy Data Management
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family
tomcat

How to mitigate CVE-2016-0763

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Tomcat - addressed in versions 7.0.68, 8.0.31, 9.0.0-M3
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 - addressed in versions 1.3.0.6, 1.4.3.0
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2 - addressed in versions 1.3.0.6, 1.4.3.0
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.26.0
tomcat - addressed in versions 7.0.68-1.fc22, 7.0.68-2.fc22, 7.0.68-3.fc22, 7.0.70-2.el6, 8.0.32-3.fc23
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family - addressed in versions 7.5.0.8, 7.6.1.3

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