Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6794
CVE-2016-6794
Description
When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.47 | 6.0.47 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.72 | 7.0.72 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.37 | 8.0.37 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 8.1.0, < 8.5.5 | 8.5.5 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M10 | 9.0.0.M10 |
Affected products
42cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.0.0,<=6.0.45
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.4.0,<=7.7.1
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords13 versionspkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcatpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.47+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.47
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-10.13.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.78-7.13.4
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.78-7.13.4
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-10.13.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-17.1
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcatv5Range: 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
50- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rvf-329f-p99gghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6794ghsaADVISORY
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943nvdBroken Link
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143nvdBroken Link
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0b41766456b1980e4f809e13ad6dc9fa912bae7eghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c1660182010b4255c21c874d69c124370a67784aghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f8db078f1e6e8b225f8344e63595113ca34cd408ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/ae6163a4f230bc679abfc93e048ff92996badad6ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/09d2f2c65ac4ff5da42f15dc2b0f78b655e50f1a42e8a9784134a9eb%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
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- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001ghsaWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20170317100547/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20170626130744/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943ghsaWEB
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