CVE-2016-5425

7.8 HIGH
Published: October 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.8%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-276

Affected Vendors

redhat oracle apache

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