CVE-2016-2961 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive Tomcat version information by sending a malformed POST request and reading the Java stack trace.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-2961?

CVE-2016-2961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The integration server in IBM Integration Bus 9 before 9.0.0.6 and 10 before 10.0.0.5 and WebSphere Message Broker 8 before 8.0.0.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive Tomcat version information by sending a malformed POST request and then reading the Java stack trace.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2961?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Integration Bus, Ibm Websphere Message Broker.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2961 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g883-wc2w-9q7m.

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