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CVE-2016-6325

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 53%
Public exploits
0
none known

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/93478 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:0455 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1367447 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:0456 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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