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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | tomcat6 | 6.0.35-1+squeeze2 | DSA-2401-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | tomcat6 +8 | 6.0.24-35.el6_1 | RHSA-2011:1780 |
| RHEL 5 | tomcat5 +10 | 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7 | RHSA-2011:1845 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat5 +12 | 5.5.33-27_patch_07.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2012:0680 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat6 +9 | 6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2012:0682 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 | jbossweb +4 | 2.1.12-3_patch_03.2.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2012:0076 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | jbossweb +4 | 2.1.12-3_patch_03.2.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2012:0074 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.34 | 5.5.34 | GHSA-hffm-fqv4-w27r |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.33 | 6.0.33 | GHSA-hffm-fqv4-w27r |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.12 | 7.0.12 | GHSA-hffm-fqv4-w27r |
Advisories 7
- RHSA-2012:0682 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat6 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2012:0680 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat5 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2012:0076 Red Hat Security Advisory: jbossweb security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2012:0074 Red Hat Security Advisory: jbossweb security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2011:1845 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat5 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2011:1780 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat6 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- DSA-2401-1 tomcat6 - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-2401 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:0155 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0325 vendor-advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1159309
- RHSA-2012:0078 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:1845 vendor-advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1158180
- RHSA-2012:0075 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0074 vendor-advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1087655
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- 57126 third-party-advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0208 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0076 vendor-advisory
- HPSBST02955 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0077 vendor-advisory
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ mailing-list