{"cve":"CVE-2016-6797","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-10T22:29:00.203","modified":"2026-10-08T22:16:39.350","status":"Modified","description":"The ResourceLinkFactory implementation in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93940","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037145","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455"],"products":["apache:tomcat","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","netapp:oncommand_insight","netapp:oncommand_shift","netapp:snap_creator_framework","oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6797","score":0.0807,"percentile":0.94759,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-q6x7-f33r-3wxx","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q6x7-f33r-3wxx","summary":"Incorrect Authorization in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2024-03-13T05:21:21.932521Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=9.0.0.M1 <9.0.0.M10"],"fixed":["9.0.0.M10"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=8.5.0 <8.5.5"],"fixed":["8.5.5"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=8.0.0 <8.0.37"],"fixed":["8.0.37"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.72"],"fixed":["7.0.72"]}]}],"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."]}