CVE-2016-0706
Publication date 24 February 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 does not place org.apache.catalina.manager.StatusManagerServlet on the org/apache/catalina/core/RestrictedServlets.properties list, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read arbitrary HTTP requests, and consequently discover session ID values, via a crafted web application.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Tomcat did not place StatusManagerServlet on the RestrictedServlets list. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary HTTP requests, including session ID values. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| tomcat6 | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 6.0.45+dfsg-1 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Fixed 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1 
                                
                               | |
| tomcat7 | 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Fixed 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6 
                                
                               | |
| tomcat8 | 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Patch details
| Package | Patch details | 
|---|---|
| tomcat6 | |
| tomcat7 | |
| tomcat8 | 
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score |  | 
| Attack vector | Network | 
| Attack complexity | Low | 
| Privileges required | Low | 
| User interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality | Low | 
| Integrity impact | None | 
| Availability impact | None | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | 
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3024-1
- Tomcat vulnerabilities
- 5 July 2016