CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-8745

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A bug in the error handling of the send file code for the NIO HTTP connector in Apache Tomcat leads to the same Processor object being added to the Processor cache multiple times. This can result in the same Processor being used for concurrent requests, leading to information leakage between requests.

Risk Assessment

Sharing a Processor can result in information leakage, including session IDs and response body, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Apache Tomcat to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential incidents related to information leakage.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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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