CVE-2016-5425

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.
References
Link Resource
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html Third Party Advisory
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html - Third Party Advisory () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html - Third Party Advisory () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E - () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E -
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html - Third Party Advisory () https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2016-10-13 14:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:54


NVD link : CVE-2016-5425

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5425

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5425


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_server_eus
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus
  • enterprise_linux_server_tus
  • enterprise_linux_workstation

oracle

  • linux
  • instantis_enterprisetrack

apache

  • tomcat
CWE
CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions