Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
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 le…
EPSS: 0.116 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat
- Oracle Instantis_enterprisetrack — versions 17.1, 17.2, 17.3
- Oracle Linux — versions 7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 1036979 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 93472 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- [oss-security] 20161010 CVE-2016-5425 - Apache Tomcat packaging on RedHat-based distros - Root Privilege Escalation (affecting CentOS, Fedora, OracleLinux, RedHat etc.) (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- RHSA-2016:2046 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 40488 (exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- [activemq-issues] 20190925 [jira] [Created] (AMQ-7310) Security Vulnerabilities in Tomcat-websocket-api.jar (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5425?
- CVE-2016-5425 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5425?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5425 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.