Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2016-1240 | First vendor Publication | 2016-10-03 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 7.8 | ||
| Base Score | 7.8 | Environmental Score | 7.8 |
| impact SubScore | 5.9 | Temporal Score | 7.8 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 1.8 | ||
| Attack Vector | Local | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| The Tomcat init script in the tomcat7 package before 7.0.56-3+deb8u4 and tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u3 on Debian jessie and the tomcat6 and libtomcat6-java packages before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, the tomcat7 and libtomcat7-java packages before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and tomcat8 and libtomcat8-java packages before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the tomcat account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the Catalina log file, as demonstrated by /var/log/tomcat7/catalina.out. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1240 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-05-18 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201705-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0455.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0456.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3081-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-16 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-622.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-16 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-623.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-16 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3669.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-16 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3670.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 12:53:46 |
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| 2023-02-07 00:28:33 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:49:23 |
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| 2018-10-10 00:19:58 |
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| 2018-08-02 09:18:51 |
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| 2018-01-05 09:23:36 |
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| 2017-09-03 09:24:01 |
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| 2017-07-01 09:23:19 |
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| 2017-05-19 13:23:16 |
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| 2017-03-09 13:22:49 |
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| 2016-11-29 00:25:48 |
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| 2016-10-04 00:22:03 |
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| 2016-10-03 21:22:55 |
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