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CVE-2016-6794

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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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CVE-2016-6794

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2016-6794

Apache Tomcat

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

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[
  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache Tomcat",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "8.5.0 to 8.5.4"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "7.0.0 to 7.0.70"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.0.0 to 6.0.45"
      }
    ]
  }
]
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CVE-2016-6794

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