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7.8high

CVE-2016-9774

The postinst script in the tomcat6 package before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u4 on Debian wheezy, before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and o…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 55%
Public exploits
0
none known

The postinst script in the tomcat6 package before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u4 on Debian wheezy, before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; the tomcat7 package before 7.0.28-4+deb7u8 on Debian wheezy, before 7.0.56-3+deb8u6 on Debian jessie, before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 16.10; and the tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 on Debian jessie, before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, before 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and before 8.0.38-2ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 17.04 might allow local users with access to the tomcat account to obtain sensitive information or gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the Catalina localhost directory.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% 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-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3177-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94643 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3739 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3738 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3177-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845393 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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