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 product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jboss_enterprise_web_server | Redhat | 1.0.2 (including) | 1.0.2 (including) |
| Jboss_enterprise_web_server | Redhat | 2.0.0 (including) | 2.0.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 5 (including) | 5 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.40.el5_9 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-55.el6_4 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | RedHat | tomcat5-0:5.5.33-33_patch_09.ep5.el5 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.32-32_patch_09.ep5.el5 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 | RedHat | tomcat5-0:5.5.33-36_patch_09.ep5.el6 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.32-35_patch_09.ep5.el6 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.35-12_patch_07.ep6.el5 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 | RedHat | tomcat7-0:7.0.30-5_patch_03.ep6.el5 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | RedHat | tomcat6-0:6.0.35-33_patch_07.ep6.el6 | * |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | RedHat | tomcat7-0:7.0.30-7_patch_03.ep6.el6 | * |