CVE-2004-1452 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 13 Feb 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local users in the tomcat group can escalate privileges to root by modifying init scripts executed with root privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2004-1452?

CVE-2004-1452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 13 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Tomcat before 5.0.27-r3 in Gentoo Linux sets the default permissions on the init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but executes the scripts with root privileges, which could allow local users in the tomcat group to execute arbitrary commands as root by modifying the scripts.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1452?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gentoo Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1452?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-1452 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1452 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Gentoo Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5ff6-r4w3-v8gw.