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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1e7c845a2b64 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200408-15"> + <title>Tomcat: Insecure installation</title> + <synopsis> + Improper file ownership may allow a member of the tomcat group to execute + scripts as root. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">tomcat</product> + <announced>2004-08-15</announced> + <revised>2006-05-22: 04</revised> + <bug>59232</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/tomcat" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.0.27-r3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">4.1.30-r4</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">3.3.2-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.0.27-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Tomcat is the Apache Jakarta Project's official implementation of Java + Servlets and Java Server Pages. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The Gentoo ebuild for Tomcat sets the ownership of the Tomcat init + scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but those scripts are executed with root + privileges when the system is started. This may allow a member of the + tomcat group to run arbitrary code with root privileges when the Tomcat + init scripts are run. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + This could lead to a local privilege escalation or root compromise by + authenticated users. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Users may change the ownership of /etc/init.d/tomcat* and + /etc/conf.d/tomcat* to be root:root: + </p> + <code> + # chown -R root:root /etc/init.d/tomcat* + # chown -R root:root /etc/conf.d/tomcat*</code> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Tomcat users can upgrade to the latest stable version, or simply + apply the workaround: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -pv ">=www-servers/tomcat-5.0.27-r3" + # emerge ">=www-servers/tomcat-5.0.27-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1452">CVE-2004-1452</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-08-08T20:54:24Z"> + dmargoli + </metadata> +</glsa> |