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Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-0763

CVE-2016-0763

Description

The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allows remote authenticated users to 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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.687.0.68
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.328.0.32
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven
>= 9.0.0M1, < 9.0.0.M39.0.0.M3

Affected products

81
  • Apache/Tomcat68 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 67 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Canonical/Ubuntu Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • ghsa-coords7 versions
    pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcatpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1
    >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.68+ 6 more
    • (no CPE)range: >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.68
    • (no CPE)range: < 10.1.14-1.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-3.3
    • (no CPE)range: < 7.0.68-7.6.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-3.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 7.0.68-7.6.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-3.1

Patches

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References

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