Access Restriction Bypass Affecting tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api package, versions <0:6.0.24-52.el6_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-TOMCAT6SERVLET25API-2470847
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Nov 2012

Introduced: 17 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5885  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api to version 0:6.0.24-52.el6_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-0623.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api package and not the tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The replay-countermeasure functionality in 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 tracks cnonce (aka client nonce) values instead of nonce (aka server nonce) and nc (aka nonce-count) values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1184.

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