Apache Tomcat Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Apache Tomcat Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability

Apache Tomcat may be installed with insecure permissions for the /opt/tomcat/ directory. Files in this directory may contain sensitive information, such as authentication credentials.

This issue was reported for Apache Tomcat versions prior to 4.1.24 on Gentoo Linux. It is not known if other distributions are similarly affected.