{"id":"CVE-2016-6797","description":"The ResourceLinkFactory implementation 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 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.","cvssScore":7.5,"cvssVersion":"3.1","cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssMetrics":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","source":"nvd@nist.gov","sourceName":"NVD","type":"Primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","source":"nvd@nist.gov","sourceName":"NVD","type":"Primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"resolved":"NO-EXPLOIT-PUBLISHED","published":"2017-08-10","lastModified":"2026-06-17","affectedProducts":[{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","versionStart":"\u003e=6.0.0","versionEnd":"\u003c=6.0.45"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","versionStart":"\u003e=7.0.0","versionEnd":"\u003c=7.0.70"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","versionStart":"\u003e=8.0","versionEnd":"\u003c=8.0.36"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","versionStart":"\u003e=8.5.0","versionEnd":"\u003c=8.5.4"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone1"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone2"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone3"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone4"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone5"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone6"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone7"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone8"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","version":"9.0.0","update":"milestone9"},{"vendor":"oracle","product":"tekelec platform distribution","versionStart":"\u003e=7.4.0","versionEnd":"\u003c=7.7.1"},{"vendor":"debian","product":"debian linux","version":"8.0"},{"vendor":"netapp","product":"oncommand insight"},{"vendor":"netapp","product":"oncommand shift"},{"vendor":"netapp","product":"snap creator framework"},{"vendor":"canonical","product":"ubuntu linux","version":"16.04"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"jboss enterprise web server","version":"3.0.0"}],"totalAffectedProducts":14,"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2859ac3eae132383cb6f3f2042e25d7a4a281b0d","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b3406e6c318378cbf440f902f9fdbb8b440aef4e","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d6b5600afe75e1086dd564344e1d085966e4237d","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/824c7dc781056442046db0ae34bcf1497f23f44c","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9325837eb00cba5752c092047433c7f0415134d16e7f391447ff4352%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9325837eb00cba5752c092047433c7f0415134d16e7f391447ff4352@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"osv","tags":["WEB"]}],"reasoning":{"decidingSource":"no-exploit-published","decidingReason":"This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, and no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it. Nobody has published something a stranger can run, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.","verdicts":[{"rule":"rejected","stage":"identity","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"armr-patch-file","stage":"scope","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"armr-secure-rule-file","stage":"scope","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"manual-classification","stage":"scope","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"h2-history","stage":"scope","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"non-java-upstream","stage":"scope","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"oracle-component","stage":"scope","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"osv-maven","stage":"scope","outcome":"matched","status":"QUEUED-FOR-REVIEW","detail":"Maven packages: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat"},{"rule":"patch-hint","stage":"disposition","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"open-source-maven","stage":"disposition","outcome":"matched","status":"MITIGATION-CANDIDATE","detail":"Open-source Maven artifact indexed by OSV (Maven packages: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat). The source is public, which makes an ARMR patch rule a candidate; nothing here establishes that one can be written."},{"rule":"poc-derivable","stage":"disposition","outcome":"skipped"},{"rule":"no-exploit","stage":"disposition","outcome":"skipped"},{"rule":"secure-rule-match","stage":"disposition","outcome":"no-match"},{"rule":"below-action-threshold","stage":"disposition","outcome":"no-match","detail":"Severity is HIGH — only MEDIUM/LOW are deprioritized"},{"rule":"no-exploit-published","stage":"disposition","outcome":"matched","status":"NO-EXPLOIT-PUBLISHED","detail":"No working exploit has been published, and an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds.","decisive":true}],"affectedProducts":[{"vendor":"apache","product":"tomcat","isKnown":true,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","source":"yaml"},{"vendor":"oracle","product":"tekelec_platform_distribution","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"debian","product":"debian_linux","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"netapp","product":"oncommand_insight","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"netapp","product":"oncommand_shift","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"netapp","product":"snap_creator_framework","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"canonical","product":"ubuntu_linux","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"jboss_enterprise_web_server","isKnown":true,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","source":"yaml"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"enterprise_linux_desktop","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"enterprise_linux_eus","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"enterprise_linux_server","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"enterprise_linux_server_aus","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"enterprise_linux_server_tus","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"enterprise_linux_workstation","isKnown":false,"cpe":"cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}],"affectedPackages":[{"name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","introduced":"9.0.0.M1","fixed":"9.0.0.M10"},{"name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","introduced":"8.5.0","fixed":"8.5.5"},{"name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","introduced":"8.0.0","fixed":"8.0.37"},{"name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","introduced":"7.0.0","fixed":"7.0.72"}]},"assessment":{"record":{"state":"active"},"protection":{"level":"none"},"action":{"state":"unverified","type":"patch-rule"},"review":{"state":"automated","basis":"upstream-data"}},"signals":{"hasPOC":false,"pocCount":0},"kev":{"inKEV":false},"epss":{"available":true,"score":0.0807,"percentile":0.94479},"ssvc":{"available":false}}