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    CVE-2016-6325

    The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

    Published:Oct 10, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 13, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00095
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Tomcat
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Hpc Node
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Web Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Web Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-284 Improper Access Control

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    References

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High