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
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 16% (96th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 65EG Risk 65/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 16%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
August 10, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (60)
- security@apachehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
- security@apachehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0527.html
- security@apachehttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3754
- security@apachehttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3755
- security@apachehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- security@apachehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- security@apachehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94828
- security@apachehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037432
- security@apachehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
- security@apachehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
- security@apachehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0935
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | tomcat8 (8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1) @ yakkety | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tomcat-0:7.0.69-11.el7_3 | 2017-04-12 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-105.el6_8 | 2017-03-15 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2017-03-07 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-vault-0:1.0.8-9.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7 | 2017-03-07 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-vault-0:1.0.8-9.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6 | 2017-03-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:8(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tomcat7 | 7.0.56-3 ... 7.0.56-3+deb8u6 (7 versions) |
| — |
| tomcat8 | 8.0.14-1 ... 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 (6 versions) |
| — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tomcat7 | 7.0.28-4 ... 7.0.28-4+deb7u8 (9 versions) |
| — |
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util | 7.0.0 ... 7.0.8 (50 versions) |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0455IMPORTANT2016-12-12
RHSA-2017:0455 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0456IMPORTANT2016-12-12
RHSA-2017:0456 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0457IMPORTANT2016-12-12
RHSA-2017:0457 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0527IMPORTANT2016-12-12
RHSA-2017:0527 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0935IMPORTANT2016-12-12
RHSA-2017:0935 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-3177-1MEDIUM
Tomcat vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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