CVE-2016-8735

Known Exploited

Description

Remote code execution is possible with Apache Tomcat before 6.0.48, 7.x before 7.0.73, 8.x before 8.0.39, 8.5.x before 8.5.7, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach JMX ports. The issue exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the CVE-2016-3427 Oracle patch that affected credential types.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 94.10% Top 5%

KEV Since

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org

Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat

References

Link	Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html	third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html	third party advisory patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767676	patch broken link
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html	release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037331	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94463	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html	release notes vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767644	patch broken link
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html	release notes vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767656	patch broken link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html	third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001/	third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	release notes vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767684	patch broken link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/502	mailing list mitigation third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html	third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html	third party advisory patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	patch mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8735?: CVE-2016-8735 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8735?: To fix CVE-2016-8735, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-8735 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is confirmed that CVE-2016-8735 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-8735?: CVE-2016-8735 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat.