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.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 3.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Primary | 2.0 | 7.2 | HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738 | secalert@redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739 | secalert@redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10 | secalert@redhat.com | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 | secalert@redhat.com | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643 | secalert@redhat.com | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1 | secalert@redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2 | secalert@redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845393 | secalert@redhat.com | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/ | secalert@redhat.com | N/A |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845393 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/ | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |