National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-2729

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAEMON-214

Hyperlink:https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAEMON-214

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730400

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730400

External Source: XF

Name: tomcat-jsvc-info-disclosure(69161)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/69161

External Source: BID

Name: 49143

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49143

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20110812 [SECURITY] CVE-2011-2729: Commons Daemon fails to drop capabilities (Apache Tomcat)

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/519263/100/0/threaded

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2011:1292

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1292.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2011:1291

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1291.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153824

Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153824

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153379

Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153379

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1152701

Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1152701

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1025925

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025925

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 46030

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/46030

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://people.apache.org/~markt/patches/2011-08-12-cve2011-2729-tc5.patch

Hyperlink:http://people.apache.org/~markt/patches/2011-08-12-cve2011-2729-tc5.patch

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14743

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14743

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT101146

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2

External Source: HP

Name: HPSBUX02860

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT100627

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2

External Source: HP

Name: HPSBUX02725

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2

External Source: MLIST

Name: [tomcat-announce] 20110812 [SECURITY] CVE-2011-2729: Commons Daemon fails to drop capabilities (Apache Tomcat)

Hyperlink:http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201108.mbox/%3C4E45221D.1020306@apache.org%3E

External Source: MLIST

Name: [commons-dev] 20110812 [AANNOUNCE] Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.7 released

Hyperlink:http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201108.mbox/%3C4E451B2B.9090108@apache.org%3E

External Source: SUSE

Name: openSUSE-SU-2011:1062

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00024.html