CVE-2016-9774
Debian Security Advisory 3738-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
El script postinst en el paquete tomcat6 en versiones anteriores a 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u4 en Debian wheezy, en versiones anteriores a 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9 en Ubuntu 12.04 LTS y en Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; el paquete tomcat7 en versiones anteriores a 7.0.28-4+deb7u8 en Debian wheezy, en versiones anteriores a 7.0.56-3+deb8u6 en Debian jessie, en versiones anteriores a 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 en Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, y en Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS y 16.10; y el paquete tomcat8 en versiones anteriores a 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 en Debian jessie, en versiones anteriores a 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3 en Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, en versiones anteriores a 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1 en Ubuntu 16.10 y en versiones anteriores a 8.0.38-2ubuntu1 en Ubuntu 17.04 podrían permitir a usuarios locales con acceso a la cuenta tomcat obtener información sensible u obtener privilegios root a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico en el directorio localhost Catalina.
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to enumerate usernames. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly limited use of a certain utility method. A malicious application could possibly use this to bypass Security Manager restrictions. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-12-02 CVE Reserved
- 2016-12-18 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845393 | Mailing List | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002 | X_refsource_confirm |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738 | 2018-08-02 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739 | 2018-08-02 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1 | 2018-08-02 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2 | 2018-08-02 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.10" | - |
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| Apache Search vendor "Apache" | Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" | 6.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Apache Search vendor "Apache" | Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" | 7.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Apache Search vendor "Apache" | Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" | 8.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "8.0" | - |
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