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/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447	Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_web_server:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2016-10-13 07:59

Updated : 2023-02-12 15:24

NVD link : CVE-2016-6325

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6325

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_hpc_node
enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus
enterprise_linux
enterprise_linux_server_aus
enterprise_linux_workstation
enterprise_linux_server_eus
jboss_enterprise_web_server
jboss_web_server
enterprise_linux_server

apache

tomcat

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7.8 /10