CVE-2016-9774
Published: 2 December 2016
The postinst script in the tomcat6 package before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u4 on Debian wheezy, before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; the tomcat7 package before 7.0.28-4+deb7u8 on Debian wheezy, before 7.0.56-3+deb8u6 on Debian jessie, before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 16.10; and the tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 on Debian jessie, before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, before 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and before 8.0.38-2ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 17.04 might allow local users with access to the tomcat account to obtain sensitive information or gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the Catalina localhost directory.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
tomcat6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Released
(6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9)
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(6.0.41-3)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(6.0.45+dfsg-1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
tomcat7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(7.0.73-1)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(7.0.73-1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(7.0.73-1)
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(7.0.72-3)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(7.0.73-1)
|
|
|
tomcat8 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(8.0.38-2ubuntu1)
|
| bionic |
Released
(8.0.38-2ubuntu1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Released
(8.0.38-2ubuntu1)
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(8.0.38-2ubuntu1)
|
|
|
Patches: vendor: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-java/tomcat8.git/commit/?h=jessie&id=d28c720ec76f020d4a4865931a58aba47f8bfc6b |
||
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |