The Realm implementations in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 did not process the supplied password if the supplied user name did not exist. This made a timing attack possible to determine valid user names. Note that the default configuration includes the LockOutRealm which makes exploitation of this vulnerability harder.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-728-1 | tomcat6 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-729-1 | tomcat7 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3720-1 | tomcat8 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3721-1 | tomcat7 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-5668 | The Realm implementations in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 did not process the supplied password if the supplied user name did not exist. This made a timing attack possible to determine valid user names. Note that the default configuration includes the LockOutRealm which makes exploitation of this vulnerability harder. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-wxcp-f2c8-x6xv | Observable Discrepancy in Apache Tomcat |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3177-1 | Tomcat vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4557-1 | Tomcat vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T01:36:51.388Z
Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-0762
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-08-10T16:29:00.313
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-0762
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN