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CVE-2016-5425

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distribu

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.11552
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules9 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
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Affected Products & Versions

1
apache tomcatall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
localApache Tomcat 8/7/6 (RedHat Based Distros) - Local Privilege Escalation2016-10-10
poclegalhackers.com · Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.htmllegalhackers.com
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 40488www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted
productcriticalLinux Reverse Shell Indicator
producthighCommunication To LocaltoNet Tunneling Service Initiated - Linux
producthighPotentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections
producthighCommunication To Ngrok Tunneling Service - Linux
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Oct 2016 · 02:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2016:2046Important
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
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