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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200408-15] Tomcat: Insecure installation Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200408-15] Tomcat: Insecure installation |
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Tomcat: Insecure installation Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-15 (Tomcat: Insecure installation) The Gentoo ebuild for Tomcat sets the ownership of the Tomcat init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but those scripts are executed with root rights when the system is started. This may permit a member of the tomcat group to run arbitrary code with root rights when the Tomcat init scripts are run. Impact This could lead to a local privilege escalation or root compromise by authenticated users. Workaround Users may change the ownership of /etc/init.d/tomcat* and /etc/conf.d/tomcat* to be root:root: # chown -R root:root /etc/init.d/tomcat* # chown -R root:root /etc/conf.d/tomcat* Solution: All Tomcat users can upgrade to the latest stable version, or simply apply the workaround: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=www-servers/tomcat-5.0.27-r3" # emerge ">=www-servers/tomcat-5.0.27-r3" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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