01 Record
CVE-2004-1452
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-02-13 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-02-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d99405e50aaa0f16064addb3ef0b9783031cda1b4eade4c274aea1e3196ccd2a
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com10951http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10951
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgentoo-tomcat-gain-privileges(16993)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16993
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200408-15http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml
- secunia.com12296http://secunia.com/advisories/12296/