Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.29 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.26 might allow remote attackers to discover the server's hostname or IP address by sending a request for a resource that requires (1) BASIC or (2) DIGEST authentication, and then reading the realm field in the WWW-Authenticate header in the reply.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat | — | Upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest available versionUpgrade Apache Tomcat to 6.0.28Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 5.5.30 | May 17, 2012 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Apple Osx Apache | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2011-006 | Aug 28, 2015 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Apple Osx Tomcat | — | Apply OS X security update 2011-006 | Dec 16, 2011 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade tomcat | Dec 10, 2025 | Apr 24, 2010 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-servers/tomcat. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Hpux | — | Update hpuxws22TOMCAT.TOMCAT to the latest version | Aug 11, 2017 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | Upgrade Red Hat JBoss EAP to the latest version | Sep 19, 2024 | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2_1-apiUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2_5-apiUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webapps | Feb 17, 2015 | Jul 17, 2014 |
| Vmsa 2011 0003 | — | Upgrade VMware ESX 4.1 to build number 348481Upgrade VMware ESX 4.0 to build number 360236 | Feb 16, 2011 | Apr 23, 2010 |
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