Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6809 (CCN-118756)

Assigned:2016-11-10
Published:2016-11-10
Updated:2020-08-19
Summary:Apache Tika before 1.14 allows Java code execution for serialized objects embedded in MATLAB files. The issue exists because Tika invokes JMatIO to do native deserialization.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
6.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-502
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6809

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:15:14 +0000 (UTC)
CVE-2016-6809 – Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Apache Tika’s MATLAB Parser

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Nov/40

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
94247

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94247
Apache Tika CVE-2016-6809 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/tika/CHANGES-1.14.txt

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apache-tika-cve20166809-code-exec(118756)

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[nutch-dev] 20191014 [SECURITY] Nutch 2.3.1 affected by downstream dependency CVE-2016-6809

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[nutch-user] 20191014 [SECURITY] Nutch 2.3.1 affected by downstream dependency CVE-2016-6809

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[lucene-dev] 20190325 Re: 6.6.6 Release

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[lucene-issues] 20200815 [jira] [Commented] (SOLR-11486) CVE-2016-6809: Upgrade TIKA

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[lucene-issues] 20200816 [jira] [Issue Comment Deleted] (SOLR-11486) CVE-2016-6809: Upgrade TIKA

Source: CCN
Type: Apache Web site
Tika

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6524700 (Planning Analytics Workspace)
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace is affected by security vulnerabilities

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:nutch:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tika:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.13)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:planning_analytics_workspace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166809000
    V
    CVE-2016-6809 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-04-06
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201668090000000
    V
    CVE-2016-6809 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-04-06
    BACK
    apache nutch 2.3.1
    apache tika *
    ibm planning analytics workspace 2.0