CVE-2016-6794

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6794
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-10 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-08 16:41:00 UTC
DescriptionWhen 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.37 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.38 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.39 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.40 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.41 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.42 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.43 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.44 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.45 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.20 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.32 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.37 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.41 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.45 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.46 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.62 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.68 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.69 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.70 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc10 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.4 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m6 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m7 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m8 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m9 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone1 All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone6 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone7 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone8 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone9 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.37 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.38 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.39 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.40 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.41 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.42 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.43 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.44 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.45 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.37 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.38 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.39 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.40 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.41 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.42 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.43 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.44 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.45 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.46 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.47 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.48 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.49 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.50 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.52 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.53 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.54 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.55 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.56 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.57 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.58 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.59 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.60 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.61 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.62 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.63 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.64 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.65 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.66 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.67 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.68 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.69 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.70 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc10 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.16 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.19 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.31 All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m1 All All
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Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m9 All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
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Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
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Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
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Application Netapp Oncommand Insight - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Shift - All All All
Application Netapp Snap Creator Framework - All All All
Application Oracle Tekelec Platform Distribution All All All All
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Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
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Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server 3.0.0 All All All

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