Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166794000
Revision Date:2017-08-10Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-6794 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-6794
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'tomcat6' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'tomcat7' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3').
  • OR The 'tomcat8' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3').
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