Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2016-6325
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 le…
EPSS: 0.001 (23.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 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.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Jboss_enterprise_web_server — versions 2.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 93478 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- RHSA-2016:2045 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- RHSA-2016:2046 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- RHSA-2017:0457 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2017:0455 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- RHSA-2017:0456 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6325?
- CVE-2016-6325 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6325?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6325 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.