CVE-2016-8745

7.5 HIGH
Published: August 10, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

A bug in the error handling of the send file code for the NIO HTTP connector in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M13, 8.5.0 to 8.5.8, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.39, 7.0.0 to 7.0.73 and 6.0.16 to 6.0.48 resulted in the current Processor object being added to the Processor cache multiple times. This in turn meant that the same Processor could be used for concurrent requests. Sharing a Processor can result in information leakage between requests including, not not limited to, session ID and the response body. The bug was first noticed in 8.5.x onwards where it appears the refactoring of the Connector code for 8.5.x onwards made it more likely that the bug was observed. Initially it was thought that the 8.5.x refactoring introduced the bug but further investigation has shown that the bug is present in all currently supported Tomcat versions.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94828
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037432
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0527.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94828
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037432
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0935
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0002/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.0%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apache