Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2729
CVE-2011-2729
Description
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.
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Affected products
31>=1.0.3, <=1.0.6+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: >=1.0.3, <=1.0.6
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_commons_daemon:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.32-5.5.33, 6.0.30-6.0.32, 7.0.0-7.0.19+ 24 more
- (no CPE)range: 5.5.32-5.5.33, 6.0.30-6.0.32, 7.0.0-7.0.19
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
30- tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00024.htmlnvd
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201108.mbox/%3C4E451B2B.9090108%40apache.org%3Envd
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-announce/201108.mbox/%3C4E45221D.1020306%40apache.org%3Envd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- people.apache.org/~markt/patches/2011-08-12-cve2011-2729-tc5.patchnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/46030nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/57126nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvd
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvd
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1291.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1292.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519263/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49143nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69161nvd
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAEMON-214nvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14743nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19450nvd
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