CVE-2016-6325
Publication date 13 October 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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 leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tomcat7 | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
| tomcat6 | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
| tomcat8 | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
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