CVE-2011-5063

Description

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 does not check realm values, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the availability of a protection space with weaker authentication or authorization requirements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1184.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.28% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0325.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1159309 patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0078.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1158180 patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0075.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0074.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1087655 patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0076.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0077.html vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-5063?
CVE-2011-5063 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-5063?
To fix CVE-2011-5063, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-5063 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-5063 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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