CVE-2016-5425
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Apache Tomcat
PublishedOct 13, 2016
First seenOct 13, 2016
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache tomcat | No range specified | — |
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