{"cve":"CVE-2004-1452","nvd":{"published":"2004-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:07:43.963","status":"Modified","description":"Tomcat before 5.0.27-r3 in Gentoo Linux sets the default permissions on the init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but executes the scripts with root privileges, which could allow local users in the tomcat group to execute arbitrary commands as root by modifying the scripts.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/12296/","http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-15.xml","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10951","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16993","http://secunia.com/advisories/12296/"],"products":["gentoo:linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:37:11.487553034+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2004-1452","score":0.0044,"percentile":0.3826,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}