CVE-2012-5885

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.49% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626891
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51371 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19432 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1392248
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0631.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56403 vdb entry
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0633.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0629.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0632.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1380829
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80408 vdb entry
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377807
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0726.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5885?
CVE-2012-5885 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5885?
To fix CVE-2012-5885, 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-2012-5885 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5885 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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