CVE-2016-9774
The postinst script in the tomcat6 package before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u4 on Debian wheezy, before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; the tomcat7 package before 7.0.28-4+deb7u8 on Debian wheezy, before 7.0.56-3+deb8u6 on Debian jessie, before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 16.10; and the tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 on Debian jessie, before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, before 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and before 8.0.38-2ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 17.04 might allow local users with access to the tomcat account to obtain sensitive information or gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the Catalina localhost directory.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.75%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 53
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-59
Referencias
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845393
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3739
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94643
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3177-2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845393
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0002/
JSON original (NVD)
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