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CVE-2013-1976

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Published: Jul 9, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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6.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (4)

Redhat
2 products
Enterprise Linux
Jboss Enterprise Web Server
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Version 5
Enterprise Linux
Version 6.0
Redhat
Jboss Enterprise Web Server
Version 1.0.2
Jboss Enterprise Web Server
Version 2.0.0

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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.

References (12)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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