The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2016-10-13 14:59
Updated : 2023-02-12 23:24
NVD link : CVE-2016-5425
Mitre link : CVE-2016-5425
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5425
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
oracle
- linux
- instantis_enterprisetrack
apache
- tomcat
CWE
CWE-276
Incorrect Default Permissions