Tomcat before 5.0.27-r3 in Gentoo Linux sets the default permissions on the init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but executes the scripts with root privileges, which could allow local users in the tomcat group to execute arbitrary commands as root by modifying the scripts.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Gentoo | 0.5 (including) | 0.5 (including) |
| Linux | Gentoo | 0.7 (including) | 0.7 (including) |
| Linux | Gentoo | 1.1a (including) | 1.1a (including) |
| Linux | Gentoo | 1.2 (including) | 1.2 (including) |
| Linux | Gentoo | 1.4 (including) | 1.4 (including) |
| Linux | Gentoo | 1.4-rc1 (including) | 1.4-rc1 (including) |
| Linux | Gentoo | 1.4-rc2 (including) | 1.4-rc2 (including) |
| Linux | Gentoo | 1.4-rc3 (including) | 1.4-rc3 (including) |