Cryptographic Issues Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package, versions [7.0.0,7.0.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCATEMBED-30970
  • published9 Jan 2014
  • disclosed14 Jan 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Jan 2012

CVE-2011-5064  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core DigestAuthenticator.java in the HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.12 uses Catalina as the hard-coded server secret (aka private key), which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1184.

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