CVE-2011-2729

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.78% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69161 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00024.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153824
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025925 vdb entry
http://people.apache.org/~markt/patches/2011-08-12-cve2011-2729-tc5.patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730400
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1291.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1152701
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153379
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519263/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 third party advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201108.mbox/%3C4E451B2B.9090108%40apache.org%3E mailing list
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAEMON-214
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49143 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19450 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/46030 third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1292.html vendor advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201108.mbox/%3C4E45221D.1020306%40apache.org%3E mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14743 signature vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2729?
CVE-2011-2729 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2729?
To fix CVE-2011-2729, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2729 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2729 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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