The (1) tomcat5, (2) tomcat6, and (3) tomcat7 init scripts, as used in the RPM distribution of Tomcat for JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 and 2.0.0, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, allow local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) tomcat5-initd.log, (b) tomcat6-initd.log, (c) catalina.out, or (d) tomcat7-initd.log.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1976 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This flaw pertains to the init scripts provided by the RPM distribution of tomcat in various Red Hat products. ZIP distributions do not include init scripts, and are not affected by this flaw.
| Base Score | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 Server | RHSA-2013:0872 | 2013-05-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (tomcat6) | RHSA-2013:0869 | 2013-05-28 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server | RHSA-2013:0871 | 2013-05-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (tomcat5) | RHSA-2013:0870 | 2013-05-28 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 Server | RHSA-2013:0872 | 2013-05-28 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server | RHSA-2013:0871 | 2013-05-28 |
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