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CVE-2016-5018

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
15 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (30)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155873/Tomcat-9.0.0.M1-Sandbox-Escape.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93942
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037142
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.1CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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