UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12616

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CVE-2017-12616
Published: 19 Sept 2017, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:44

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Sept 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:44
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•tomcat7

    < 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14 | < 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3 | all

References (6)