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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6816
Vulnerability in tomcat7 (UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6816)
Summary
vulnerability in tomcat7 (UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6816). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6816** has been found in tomcat7.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade tomcat7 to **7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "tomcat7 UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6816" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6816 (tomcat7) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in tomcat7.
📍 Affected scope
tomcat7 — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'tomcat7' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'tomcat7' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `tomcat7` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade tomcat7 to 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8ステージング環境で 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
tomcat7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
tomcat6
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
tomcat6
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
tomcat7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
tomcat8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3"}]}]