Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5885
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.36 | 5.5.36 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.36 | 6.0.36 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.30 | 7.0.30 |
Affected products
108cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 106 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
28- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-99rf-92v6-cwx4ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5885ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.htmlnvdWEB
- marc.infonvdWEB
- marc.infonvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0629.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0631.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0632.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.htmlnvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0726.htmlnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlnvdWEB
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdWEB
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1nvdWEB
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80408nvdWEB
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19432nvdWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0633.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/51371nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56403nvd
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