tomcat: tomcat writable config files allow privilege escalation
Published Oct 13, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.69%
Description
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 2.0.0
- 3.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.2
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tomcat6-0:6.0.24-98.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2045
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tomcat-0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2046
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
hibernate4-eap6-0:4.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-0:1.0.15-1.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
mod_cluster-0:1.3.5-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
tomcat-native-0:1.2.8-9.redhat_9.ep7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
tomcat-vault-0:1.0.8-9.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
tomcat7-0:7.0.70-16.ep7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6
tomcat8-0:8.0.36-17.ep7.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0455
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
hibernate4-eap6-0:4.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-0:1.0.15-1.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
mod_cluster-0:1.3.5-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
tomcat-native-0:1.2.8-9.redhat_9.ep7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
tomcat-vault-0:1.0.8-9.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
tomcat7-0:7.0.70-16.ep7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7
tomcat8-0:8.0.36-17.ep7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0456
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0457
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tomcat5
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
tomcat
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
tomcat
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-98.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2045 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tomcat-0:7.0.54-8.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2046 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | hibernate4-eap6-0:4.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-0:1.0.15-1.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | mod_cluster-0:1.3.5-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | tomcat-native-0:1.2.8-9.redhat_9.ep7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | tomcat-vault-0:1.0.8-9.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | tomcat7-0:7.0.70-16.ep7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 6 | tomcat8-0:8.0.36-17.ep7.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0455 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | hibernate4-eap6-0:4.2.23-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-0:1.0.15-1.redhat_2.1.jbcs.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | mod_cluster-0:1.3.5-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | tomcat-native-0:1.2.8-9.redhat_9.ep7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | tomcat-vault-0:1.0.8-9.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | tomcat7-0:7.0.70-16.ep7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 | tomcat8-0:8.0.36-17.ep7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0456 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0457 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | tomcat | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | tomcat | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 51.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00698) | 48.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01736) | 76.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01736) | 75.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.54% (0.02537) | 81.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.74% (0.01736) | 74.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.74% (0.01736) | 53.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6325 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6325
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6325
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6325 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6325 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6325 |
Change history (0)
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