CVE-2016-1240 The Tomcat init script in the tomcat7 package before 7.0.56-3+deb8u4 and tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u3 on Debian jessie and the tomcat6 and libtomcat6-java packages before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8 o...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 9.8%
Framework module
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
Description
The Tomcat init script in the tomcat7 package before 7.0.56-3+deb8u4 and tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u3 on Debian jessie and the tomcat6 and libtomcat6-java packages before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, the tomcat7 and libtomcat7-java packages before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and tomcat8 and libtomcat8-java packages before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the tomcat account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the Catalina log file, as demonstrated by /var/log/tomcat7/catalina.out.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache tomcat | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| apache tomcat | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| apache tomcat | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
References
- legalhackers.com
- packetstormsecurity.com
- RHSA-2017:0457 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3669 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- DSA-3670 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 20161001 CVE-2016-1240 - Tomcat packaging on Debian-based distros - Local Root Privilege Escalation mailing-list
- 93263 vdb-entry
- 1036845 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- USN-3081-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:0455 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:0456 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201705-09 vendor-advisory
- security.netapp.com
- 40450 exploit