Vulnerability Details : 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.
Products affected by CVE-2016-6325
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6325
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6325
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6325
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6325
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
RHSA-2016:2045 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478
Apache Tomcat CVE-2016-6325 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
RHSA-2017:0456 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
RHSA-2017:0457 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
RHSA-2016:2046 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalVendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
RHSA-2017:0455 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447
1367447 – (CVE-2016-6325) CVE-2016-6325 tomcat: tomcat writable config files allow privilege escalationIssue Tracking;VDB Entry;Vendor Advisory
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