REDHAT-BUG-927622
First published: Tue Mar 26 2013(Updated: )
A security flaw was found in the way init script implementation of the Tomcat service, an Apache Servlet/JSP Engine, as used in various versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora, performed management of Tomcat log file. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the privileged system user (root) via symbolic link attacks on Tomcat log file. Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Simon Fayer of Imperial College London for reporting this issue.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | ||
| Red Hat Fedora Core |
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