Red Hat Linux 6 Tomcat 6 DIGEST Authentication Functionality access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Linux 6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Tomcat 6 DIGEST Authentication Functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-2051. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 6 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Tomcat 6 DIGEST Authentication Functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Tomcat 6 DIGEST authentication functionality as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by performing a replay attack after a nonce becomes stale. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5887.

The weakness was published 05/03/2013 as RHSA-2013:0869-1 as not defined advisory (Red Hat Security Advisory). The advisory is shared for download at rhn.redhat.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-2051 since 02/19/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66674 (CentOS 6 : tomcat6 (CESA-2013:0869)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156614 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for tomcat6 (ELSA-2013-0869)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84577), Tenable (66674), SecurityFocus (BID 60187†), OSVDB (95132†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40210†). Similar entry is available at VDB-9687. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 66674
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : tomcat6 (CESA-2013:0869)
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OpenVAS ID: 881741
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for tomcat6 CESA-2013:0869 centos6
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0869-1
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CVE: CVE-2013-2051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9520

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X-Force: 84577
SecurityFocus: 60187 - Apache Tomcat DIGEST Authentication CVE-2013-2051 Incomplete Fix Security Weakness
OSVDB: 95132
Vulnerability Center: 40210 - Apache Tomcat 5, 6, 7 Security Bypass Vulnerability via DIGEST Authentication, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2013 12:41
Updated: 05/18/2021 18:32
Changes: 07/16/2013 12:41 (78), 05/04/2017 08:52 (3), 05/18/2021 18:32 (3)
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