CVE-2016-9774 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Apache	Tomcat	6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845393Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-9774?

CVE-2016-9774 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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+deb7u...

How severe is CVE-2016-9774?

CVE-2016-9774 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9774?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Apache Tomcat.