Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200408-15.
Solution
All Tomcat users can upgrade to the latest stable version, or simply apply the workaround:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=www-servers/tomcat-5.0.27-r3'
# emerge '>=www-servers/tomcat-5.0.27-r3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200408-15 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59232
Insight
Improper file ownership may allow a member of the tomcat group to execute scripts as root.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1452 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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