VDB-93798 · CVE-2016-3427 · BID 86421

Apache Tomcat up to 6.0.47/7.0.72/8.0.38/8.5.6/9.0.0.M11 JmxRemoteLifecycleListener privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Tomcat up to 6.0.47/7.0.72/8.0.38/8.5.6/9.0.0.M11 (Application Server Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component JmxRemoteLifecycleListener. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to JMX.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2016. The weakness was presented 11/08/2016 by Pierre Ernst with Oracle as Fixed in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M13 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is available at tomcat.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3427 since 03/17/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99778 (EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (EulerOS-SA-2016-1015)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Huawei Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124624 (Red Hat Update for java-1.6.0-openjdk security (RHSA-2016:0723)). This issue was added on 05/12/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/02/2023:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 6.0.48, 7.0.73, 8.0.39, 8.5.8 or 9.0.0.M13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99778). See 12776, 78153, 82623 and 82615 for similar entries.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 99778
Nessus Name: EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (EulerOS-SA-2016-1015)
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OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-700
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Upgrade: Tomcat 6.0.48/7.0.73/8.0.39/8.5.8/9.0.0.M13

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03/17/2016 🔍
04/19/2016 +33 days 🔍
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04/21/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/08/2016 +201 days 🔍
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05/01/2017 +157 days 🔍
06/09/2019 +769 days 🔍

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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: Fixed in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M13
Researcher: Pierre Ernst
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3427 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037331
SecurityFocus: 86421 - Oracle Java SE and JRockit CVE-2016-3427 Remote Security Vulnerability

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Created: 11/25/2016 09:44
Updated: 06/09/2019 08:48
Changes: 11/25/2016 09:44 (75), 06/09/2019 08:48 (14)
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