NVD

CVE-2016-9775 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

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://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739	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/2016/12/02/10	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5	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.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-3177-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2	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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845385	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Weakness Enumeration

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

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 10:01:43 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739
Added	Reference	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10
Added	Reference	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2
Added	Reference	https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845385
Added	Reference	https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/
Added	Reference	https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/31/2017 4:25:54 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CWE		CWE-264
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:::::::
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:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::
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.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.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.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	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-3177-1 No Types Assigned	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1 Third Party Advisory
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	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

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9775
NVD Published Date:
03/23/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-9775 Detail

Description

Metrics

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 CVE 11/20/2024 10:01:43 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:09:43 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/14/2021 2:15:11 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/01/2018 9:29:02 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/31/2017 4:25:54 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/24/2017 9:59:01 PM

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