Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979Third 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.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979Third 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.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 13, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified