CVE-2004-1452

Current 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.

Basic Data

Published	December 31, 2004
Last Modified	July 11, 2017
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	LOCAL
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	LOW
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	COMPLETE
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	COMPLETE
CVSS 2 - Base Score	7.2
Severity	HIGH
Exploitability Score	3.9
Impact Score	10.0
Obtain All Privilege	true
Obtain User Privilege	false
Obtain Other Privilege	false

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

OR - Configuration 1

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	1.1a	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	1.4	rc1	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	1.4	rc2	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	OS	Gentoo	Linux	1.4	rc3	*	*	*	*	*	*

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gentoo	Linux	0.5, 0.7, 1.1a, 1.2, 1.4

References

Name	Source	URL	Tags
12296	http://secunia.com/advisories/12296/	SECUNIA	Patch
GLSA-200408-15	http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml	GENTOO	Patch
10951	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10951	BID	Patch
gentoo-tomcat-gain-privileges(16993)	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16993	XF