UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12616
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616
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Published
2017-09-19T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:21Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tomcat7

Package

Name
tomcat7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat7@7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14

Affected versions

7.*

7.0.42-1
7.0.47-1
7.0.50-1
7.0.52-1
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.9
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.10
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.11
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libservlet3.0-java",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtomcat7-java",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-admin",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-common",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-docs",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-examples",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-user",
            "binary_version": "7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / tomcat7

Package

Name
tomcat7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat7@7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3

Affected versions

7.*

7.0.64-1
7.0.68-1
7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1
7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3
7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4
7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm1
7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libservlet3.0-java",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtomcat7-java",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-admin",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-common",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-docs",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-examples",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tomcat7-user",
            "binary_version": "7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / tomcat7

Package

Name
tomcat7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat7@7.0.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*

7.0.78-1
7.0.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libservlet3.0-java",
            "binary_version": "7.0.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}