SB2016102804 - Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat
Published: October 28, 2016 Updated: October 31, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016102804
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6794)
The vulnerability allows an application to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness is due to insufficient accesss control. By invoking the system property replacement feature, a malicious application can bypass a configured SecurityManager and read potentially sensitive system properties.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of important data on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.