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CVE-2004-1452· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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 roo

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.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 36th percentile
CWE
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
gentoolinux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • gentoo linux0.5
  • gentoo linux0.7
  • gentoo linux1.1a
  • gentoo linux1.2
  • gentoo linux1.4

Same product

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Remediation

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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