CVE - CVE-2004-1452

CVE-ID
CVE-2004-1452	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Tomcat before 5.0.27-r3 in Gentoo Linux sets the default permissions on the init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but executes the scripts with root privileges, which could allow local users in the tomcat group to execute arbitrary commands as root by modifying the scripts.
References
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BID:10951 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10951 GENTOO:GLSA-200408-15 URL:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml SECUNIA:12296 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/12296/ XF:gentoo-tomcat-gain-privileges(16993) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16993
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20050213	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050213)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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