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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util (GHSA-w3j5-q8f2-3cqq)
high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419660
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- 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. (CVE-2016-8745)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 419660
Version: Revision 1.6
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 1/28/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8745
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-8745
BID: 94828
cwe: CWE-362