CVE - CVE-2016-5425

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5425	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1036979 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979 MISC:40488 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/ MISC:93472 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472 MISC:RHSA-2016:2046 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html MISC:[activemq-issues] 20190925 [jira] [Created] (AMQ-7310) Security Vulnerabilities in Tomcat-websocket-api.jar URL:https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E MISC:[oss-security] 20161010 CVE-2016-5425 - Apache Tomcat packaging on RedHat-based distros - Root Privilege Escalation (affecting CentOS, Fedora, OracleLinux, RedHat etc.) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2 MISC:http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html URL:http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html URL:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html MISC:https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html URL:https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160610	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.
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Assigned (20160610)
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