🛡️ CVE-2016-0762 — tomcat
Description
Observable Discrepancy in Apache Tomcat
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Affected software
CVE-2016-0762 is recorded against 1 package.
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.46)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 11 March 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
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github.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 6.0.0 | 6.0.46 |
References
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