CVE-2016-0762 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2016-0762 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - catalina-6.0.18.jar

Tomcat Servlet Engine Core Classes and Standard implementations

path: /root/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/catalina/6.0.18/catalina-6.0.18.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - jasper-6.0.18.jar (Root Library) - :x: **catalina-6.0.18.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2017-08-10

URL: CVE-2016-0762

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037144

Fix Resolution: The vendor has issued a fix (6.0.47, 7.0.72, 8.0.37, 8.5.5, 9.0.0.M10). The vendor advisories are available at: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html

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