ubuntu-cve-2016-6794
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-10-28 00:00
Modified
2026-06-04 10:36
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application\u0027s 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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6794",
  "modified": "2026-06-04T10:36:08Z",
  "published": "2016-10-28T00:00:00Z",
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6794"
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
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  ]
}



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