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Tomcat before 5.0.27-r3 in Gentoo Linux sets the default permissions on the init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but executes the scripts with root privileges, which could allow local users in the tomcat group to execute arbitrary commands as root by modifying the scripts

Published Feb 13, 2005

Description

Tomcat before 5.0.27-r3 in Gentoo Linux sets the default permissions on the init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but executes the scripts with root privileges, which could allow local users in the tomcat group to execute arbitrary commands as root by modifying the scripts.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 13, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 13, 2005
Link CVE-2004-1452
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2004-1452
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2004-1452