high7.8Public exploit code
CVE-2016-5425
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/li…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Apache Tomcat 8/7/6 (RedHat Based Distros) - Local Privilege Escalation2016-10-10 · local · linux
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html