CVE-2016-8735

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: April 06, 2017 Modified: October 22, 2025
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Description

Remote code execution is possible with Apache Tomcat before 6.0.48, 7.x before 7.0.73, 8.x before 8.0.39, 8.5.x before 8.5.7, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach JMX ports. The issue exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the CVE-2016-3427 Oracle patch that affected credential types.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/502
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767644
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767656
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767676
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767684
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: security@apache.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Source: security@apache.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
Source: security@apache.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
Source: security@apache.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94463
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037331
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001/
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767644
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-8735
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

73 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
93.9%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2023-06-02

Affected Vendors

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