CVE-2016-6816

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-11-22

Description


The code in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.6,8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.38, 7.0.0 to 7.0.72, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.47 that parsed the HTTP request line permitted invalid characters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack and/or obtain sensitive information from requests other then their own.

See more information about CVE-2016-6816 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.8 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (tomcat6)ELSA-2017-05272017-03-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (tomcat)ELSA-2017-09352017-04-12



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