native/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
native/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in Apache Commons, as used in Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 through 5.5.33, 6.0.30 through 6.0.32, and 7.0.x before 7.0.20 on Linux, does not drop capabilities, which allows remote attackers to bypass read permissions for files via a request to an application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 33
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Running on | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.32 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.33 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.30 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.31 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.32 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Running on ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.32 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.33 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.30 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.31 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.32 Vulnerable ·Apache
Show 23 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 beta | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.6 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.7 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.8 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.9 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.10 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.11 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.12 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.13 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.14 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.16 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.17 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.19 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 beta Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.8 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.12 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.13 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.16 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.17 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.19 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2011:1292 Released 2011-09-14 · Red Hat rating Importantjakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 AS jakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.5-1.5.patch01.ep5.el4, jakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.5-1.5.patch01.ep5.el4.i386
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 ES jakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.5-1.5.patch01.ep5.el4, jakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc-1:1.0.5-1.5.patch01.ep5.el4.i386
- RHSA-2011:1291 Released 2011-09-14 · Red Hat rating Importantjakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1291 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2729
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mg3-pr99-8rh7
References
Advisory 10
Other 14
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153824
- http://people.apache.org/~markt/patches/2011-08-12-cve2011-2729-tc5.patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730400
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1152701
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1153379
- [commons-dev] 20110812 [AANNOUNCE] Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.7 released
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAEMON-214
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19450
- [tomcat-announce] 20110812 [SECURITY] CVE-2011-2729: Commons Daemon fails to drop capabilities (Apache Tomcat)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14743
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/
Sources
- CVE-2011-2729 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2729 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mg3-pr99-8rh7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-2729 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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