CVE-2011-2729

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2729
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-08-15 21:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionnative/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in Apache Commons, as used in Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 through 5.5.33, 6.0.30 through 6.0.32, and 7.0.x before 7.0.20 on Linux, does not drop capabilities, which allows remote attackers to bypass read permissions for files via a request to an application.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Tomcat Commons Daemon jsvc Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
[AANNOUNCE] Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.7 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1153824 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02860 SSRT101146 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Running Tomcat Servlet Engine, Remot' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Apache Commons Daemon 'jsvc' Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] CVE-2011-2729: Commons Daemon fails to drop capabilities (Apache Tomcat) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2011:1062-1: important: jakarta-commons- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02725 SSRT100627 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Running Tomcat Servlet Engine, Remot' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Bug 730400 – CVE-2011-2729 jakarta-commons-daemon: jsvc does not drop capabilities allowing access to files and directories owned by the superuser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 5 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 people.apache.org
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for JBoss Enterprise Web Server - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1153379 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02762 SSRT100825 rev.1 - HP Secure Web Server (SWS) for OpenVMS running CS' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'[security bulletin] HPSBST02955 rev.1 - HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software, 3rd party Software' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1152701 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
[DAEMON-214] CVE-2011-2729: jsvc fails to drop capabilities on Linux - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
[AANNOUNCE] Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.7 released MITRE mail-archives.apache.org
[SECURITY] CVE-2011-2729: Commons Daemon fails to drop capabilities (Apache Tomcat) MITRE mail-archives.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
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