9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6808
Apache Tomcat Connectors mod_jk Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in Apache Tomcat Connectors (mod_jk) before 1.2.42.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6808 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache tomcat_jk_connector
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6808.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139071/Apache-Tomcat-JK-ISAPI-Connector-1.2.41-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/44 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93429 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036969 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6808 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6808 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat_jk_web_server_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.41 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat_jk_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.42
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html No Types Assigned http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93429 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93429 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139071/Apache-Tomcat-JK-ISAPI-Connector-1.2.41-Buffer-Overflow.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139071/Apache-Tomcat-JK-ISAPI-Connector-1.2.41-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036969 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036969 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/44 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat_jk_web_server_connector:1.2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.45 }} -0.08%

score

0.72257

percentile

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