NVD

CVE-2016-6325 Detail

Modified

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Description

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html	Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html	Vendor Advisory
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	Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	NIST

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Change History

9 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:24:57 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Removed	CVSS V3	Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Description	It was discovered that the Tomcat packages installed certain configuration files read by the Tomcat initialization script as writeable to the tomcat group. A member of the group or a malicious web application deployed on Tomcat could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.	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.
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2045 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2046 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0457 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6325 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 4:17:17 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Description	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.	It was discovered that the Tomcat packages installed certain configuration files read by the Tomcat initialization script as writeable to the tomcat group. A member of the group or a malicious web application deployed on Tomcat could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2045 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2046 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0457 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6325 [No Types Assigned]

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/14/2016 5:42:45 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 1298 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:-::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
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
Added	CWE		CWE-264
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447 VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Initial CVE Analysis 10/13/2016 2:31:50 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Configuration 1 OR	Record truncated, showing 500 of 1298 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:-::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
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
Added	CWE		CWE-264
Added	CWE		CWE-310
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447 Issue Tracking	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447 Issue Tracking, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6325
NVD Published Date:
10/13/2016
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-6325 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:03:18 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:24:57 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 4:17:17 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/04/2018 9:31:06 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/28/2016 3:31:28 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/26/2016 10:00:46 PM

CVE Translated by NIST 10/14/2016 7:45:02 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/14/2016 5:42:45 AM

Initial CVE Analysis 10/13/2016 2:31:50 PM

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