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 leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

3.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 90th percentile

Published

2016-10-13

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425…
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/tomcat_rhel_based_te…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488

Security advisories

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979
• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry