UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616
- 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
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:44:06Z
- 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
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12616
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.81
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1df9b4552464caa42047062fe7175da0da06c18ecc8daf99258bbda6@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3665-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12616
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7282-1
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
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14
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": "libservlet3.0-java-doc",
"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
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+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": "libservlet3.0-java-doc",
"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"
}
]
}