CVE-2016-6808
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
Buffer overflow in Apache Tomcat Connectors (mod_jk) before 1.2.42.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6808
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139071/Apache-Tomcat-JK-ISAPI-Connector-1.2.41-Buffer-Overflow.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | tomcat_jk_connector | {"endExcluding":"1.2.42"} | 1.2.42 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139071/Apache-Tomcat-JK-ISAPI-Connector-1.2.41-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/44
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93429
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036969
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6808
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.