Vulnerability in Gentoo Linux
CVE-2004-1452
Tomcat before 5.0.27-r3 in Gentoo Linux sets the default permissions on the init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but executes the scripts with root privileges, which could allow local users in the tomcat group to execute arbitrary commands as root by modifying the scripts.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gentoo Linux — versions 0.5, 0.7, 1.1a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10951 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16993 (vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/12296/ (Patch, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-1452?
- CVE-2004-1452 is a vulnerability in Gentoo Linux. Published 2004-12-31.
- Is CVE-2004-1452 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.