Improper Authentication Affecting tomcat7 package, versions <7.0.28-3+nmu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-TOMCAT7-364088
  • published17 Nov 2012
  • disclosed17 Nov 2012

Introduced: 17 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5886  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 tomcat7 to version 7.0.28-3+nmu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat7 package and not the tomcat7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.36, 6.x before 6.0.36, and 7.x before 7.0.30 caches information about the authenticated user within the session state, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to the session ID.

CVSS Scores

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