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Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000380-AS-000088
$CATALINA_HOME folder must be owned by the root user, group tomcat.
$CATALINA_HOME folder must be owned by the root user, group tomcat.
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$CATALINA_HOME folder must be owned by the root user, group tomcat.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Tomcat file permissions must be restricted. The standard configuration is to have the folder where Tomcat is installed owned by the root user with the group set to tomcat. The $CATALINA_HOME environment variable should be set to the location of the root directory of the "binary" distribution of Tomcat.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>