Description
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 does not properly check for stale nonce values in conjunction with enforcement of proper credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests.
Published: 2012-11-17
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2725-1 tomcat6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-1939 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 does not properly check for stale nonce values in conjunction with enforcement of proper credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-28cq-6rmx-pjq4 Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1637-1 Tomcat vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:21:27.681Z

Reserved: 2012-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5887

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2012-11-17T19:55:02.813

Modified: 2025-10-30T15:49:33.063

Link: CVE-2012-5887

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-11-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5887 - Bugzilla

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