CVE-2016-9775
The postrm script in the tomcat6 package before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u3 on Debian wheezy, before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb8u1 on Debian jessie, 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+deb7u7 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 gain root privileges via a setgid program in the Catalina directory, as demonstrated by /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/attack.
EPSS 0.11% · 29.0th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tomcat7 | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1, 7.0.68-1, 7.0.64-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tomcat8 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1, 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2, 8.0.32-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | tomcat7 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7, 7.0.52-1, 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | tomcat6 | 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1 |
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9775 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3177-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9775 third-party-advisory