ubuntu-cve-2017-12616
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-09-19 00:00
Modified
2025-09-08 16:44
Summary
Details

When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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    {
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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          },
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            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
          },
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          },
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      },
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            }
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        }
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        "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8",
        "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.9",
        "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.10",
        "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.11",
        "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.13"
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        "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2"
      ]
    },
    {
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          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "tomcat7",
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:44:21Z",
  "published": "2017-09-19T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12616"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.81"
    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7282-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-3665-1",
    "USN-7282-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-12616"
  ]
}



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