7.8

CVE-2016-9775: apache tomcat

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9775
Published 23-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9775 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.74%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 1
DLA-728-1DLA-729-1DSA-3738-1DSA-3739-1USN-3177-1

Timeline

  1. 23-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The postrm script in the tomcat6 package before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u3 on Debian wheezy, before 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb8u1 on Debian jessie, before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.9 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; the tomcat7 package before 7.0.28-4+deb7u7 on Debian wheezy, before 7.0.56-3+deb8u6 on Debian jessie, before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 16.10; and the tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u5 on Debian jessie, before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, before 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and before 8.0.38-2ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 17.04 might allow local users with access to the tomcat account to gain root privileges via a setgid program in the Catalina directory, as demonstrated by /etc/tomcat8/Catalina/attack.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.74%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.74% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu3 products
  • tomcat6All versions (No fix recorded)
  • tomcat7< 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.8 | < 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3
  • tomcat8< 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.3
Apache1 product
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product

4 vendors · 6 products

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