CVE-2016-9775
Tomcat Root Privilege Escalation
Description
The postrm script in the tomcat6 package before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u3 on Debian wheezy, before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb8u1 on Debian jessie, before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; the tomcat7 package before 7.0.28-4+deb7u7 on Debian wheezy, before 7.0.56-3+deb8u6 on Debian jessie, before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 16.10; and the tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 on Debian jessie, before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, before 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and before 8.0.38-2ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 17.04 might allow local users with access to the tomcat account to gain root privileges via a setgid program in the Catalina directory, as demonstrated by /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/attack.
INFO
Published Date :
March 23, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 14, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9775
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9775.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845385 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/ | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845385 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845385 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9775 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9775
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08316
percentile