CVE-2004-1452

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductGentoo Linux
PublishedDec 31, 2004
First seenDec 31, 2004

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gentoo linux0.5, 0.7, 1.1a, 1.2, 1.4—

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