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CVE-2016-0714

The session-persistence implementation in 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 mishandles session att…

Impact

The session-persistence implementation in 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 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ApacheTomcat
Versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.4, 6.0.10, 6.0.11
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04

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