CVE-2011-2729
native/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in Apache Commons, as used in Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 through 5.5.33, 6.0.30 through 6.0.32, and 7.0.x before 7.0.20 on Linux, does not drop capabilities, which allows…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
native/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in Apache Commons, as used in Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 through 5.5.33, 6.0.30 through 6.0.32, and 7.0.x before 7.0.20 on Linux, does not drop capabilities, which allows remote attackers to bypass read permissions for files via a request to an application.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.24% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apache/tomcat · apache/apache commons daemon
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00024.html
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201108.mbox/%3C4E451B2B.9090108%40apache.org%3E
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201108.mbox/%3C4E45221D.1020306%40apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://people.apache.org/~markt/patches/2011-08-12-cve2011-2729-tc5.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46030
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025925
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1152701
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153379
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153824
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1291.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1292.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519263/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49143
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730400
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69161
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAEMON-214
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14743
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19450
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.