CVE-2016-8747

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-8747
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	apache
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2017-03-14 09:59:00 UTC
Updated	2026-04-16 21:06:47 UTC
Description	An information disclosure issue was discovered in Apache Tomcat 8.5.7 to 8.5.9 and 9.0.0.M11 to 9.0.0.M15 in reverse-proxy configurations. Http11InputBuffer.java allows remote attackers to read data that was intended to be associated with a different request.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.031490000 probability, percentile 0.869110000 (date 2026-04-16)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | Information disclosure | CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	5		`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Apache	Tomcat	All	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Tomcat	9.0.0	milestone11	All	All
Application	Apache	Tomcat	9.0.0	milestone12	All	All
Application	Apache	Tomcat	9.0.0	milestone13	All	All
Application	Apache	Tomcat	9.0.0	milestone14	All	All
Application	Apache	Tomcat	9.0.0	milestone15	All	All
Application	Netapp	Oncommand Insight	-	All	All	All
Application	Netapp	Oncommand Shift	-	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tomcat	affected 8.5.7 to 8.5.9	Not specified
CNA	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tomcat	affected 9.0.0.M11 to 9.0.0.M15	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Pony Mail!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.apache.org	Patch
Pony Mail!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.apache.org	Patch
CVE-2016-8747 Apache Tomcat Vulnerability in NetApp Products \| NetApp Product Security	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.netapp.com	Third Party Advisory
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 8 vulnerabilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	tomcat.apache.org	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.apache.org	Patch
Apache Tomcat CVE-2016-8747 Information Disclosure Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Broken Link
Pony Mail!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.apache.org	Patch
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1774161	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	svn.apache.org	Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1774166	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	svn.apache.org	Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 8 vulnerabilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	tomcat.apache.org	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.apache.org	Patch
Pony Mail!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.apache.org	Patch
Pony Mail!	MITRE	lists.apache.org
Pony Mail!	MITRE	lists.apache.org
Pony Mail!	MITRE	lists.apache.org
Pony Mail!	MITRE	lists.apache.org
Pony Mail!	MITRE	lists.apache.org
Pony Mail!	MITRE	lists.apache.org
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Legacy QID Mappings

996792 Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-fjwp-r6fm-q6qw)