{"cve":"CVE-2016-0763","nvd":{"published":"2016-02-25T01:59:06.280","modified":"2026-10-15T16:17:15.680","status":"Modified","description":"The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read or write to arbitrary application data, or cause a denial of service (application disruption), via a web application that sets a crafted global context.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":6.3},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179356.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html"],"products":["apache:tomcat","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-0763","score":0.11297,"percentile":0.95945,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9hjv-9h75-xmpp","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9hjv-9h75-xmpp","summary":"Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2024-03-11T05:32:19.806366Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.68"],"fixed":["7.0.68"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=8.0.0 <8.0.32"],"fixed":["8.0.32"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=9.0.0M1 <9.0.0.M3"],"fixed":["9.0.0.M3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}