CVE-2016-9774

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-9774
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2017-03-23 16:59:00 UTC
Updated	2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Description	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.

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.0	[email protected]	Primary	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	7.2		`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Access Vector

Local

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Apache	Tomcat	6.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Tomcat	7.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Tomcat	8.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.10	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	7.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	8.0	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
USN-3177-2: Tomcat regression \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com	Third Party Advisory
Debian Tomcat Package Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
November 2017 Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products \| NetApp Product Security	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.netapp.com
USN-3177-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com	Third Party Advisory
#845393 - CVE-2016-9774: privilege escalation via upgrade - Debian Bug report logs	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugs.debian.org	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3739-1 tomcat8	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.debian.org	Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: tomcat privilege escalations in Debian packaging	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: tomcat privilege escalations in Debian packaging	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3738-1 tomcat7	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.debian.org	Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.