CVE catalog
CVE-2016-1240
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1240
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 9.78% · Oct 25, 2026
It was reported that the Tomcat init script performed unsafe file handling, which could result in local privilege escalation. tomcat: unsafe chown of catalina.log in tomcat init script allows privilege escalation The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u6 | fixed |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.35-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.35-6+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.35-7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.37-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.39-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.41-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.41-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.41-2+squeeze5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.41-2+squeeze6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.41-2+squeeze7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.41-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.41-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.45-1~deb6u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat6 | 7 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u2 | fixed |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 8 | 7.0.56-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 8 | 7.0.56-3+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 8 | 7.0.56-3+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 8 | 7.0.56-3+deb8u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat7 | 8 | 7.0.56-3+deb8u4 | fixed |
| Debian | tomcat8 | 8 | 8.0.14-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat8 | 8 | 8.0.14-1+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat8 | 8 | 8.0.14-1+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat8 | 8 | 8.0.14-1+deb8u3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.42-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.47-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.50-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.26-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.28-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.30-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.41-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 14.04 | 6.0.37-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 14.04 | 6.0.39-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 14.04 | 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.42-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.47-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.50-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.41-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 16.04 | 7.0.64-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 16.04 | 7.0.68-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 16.04 | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | 16.04 | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.26-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.28-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.30-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tomcat7 | deb | 7 | 7.0.28-4+deb7u6 | Not reported | DLA-623-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | tomcat6 | deb | 7 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1~deb7u2 | Not reported | DLA-622-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | tomcat7 | deb | 8 | 7.0.56-3+deb8u4 | Not reported | DSA-3669-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | tomcat8 | deb | 8 | 8.0.14-1+deb8u3 | Not reported | DSA-3670-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | deb | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 | Not reported | USN-3081-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | deb | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 | Not reported | USN-3081-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | deb | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | USN-3081-2 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | deb | 14.04 | 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1240 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | deb | 14.04 | 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1240 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat6 | deb | 16.04 | 6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1240 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat7 | deb | 16.04 | 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1240 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tomcat8 | deb | 16.04 | 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1240 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-622-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-623-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3669-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3670-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1240]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3081-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3081-2]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-1240.json]
[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]