Improper Access Control Affecting jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc package, versions <1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JBCSHTTPD24APACHECOMMONSDAEMONJSVC-3516316
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Oct 2016

Introduced: 10 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-6325  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc to version 1:1.0.15-17.redhat_2.jbcs.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0456.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc package and not the jbcs-httpd24-apache-commons-daemon-jsvc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.