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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2011.0673 CVE-2011-2204 Apache Tomcat information disclosure 28 June 2011 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Apache Tomcat Publisher: The Apache Software Foundation Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2011-2204 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- CVE-2011-2204 Apache Tomcat information disclosure Severity: Low Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Versions Affected: - - Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.16 - - Tomcat 6.0.0 to 6.0.32 - - Tomcat 5.5.0 to 5.5.33 Earlier, unsupported versions may also be affected Description: When using the MemoryUserDatabase (based on tomcat-users.xml) and creating users via JMX, an exception during the user creation process may trigger an error message in the JMX client that includes the user's password. This error message is also written to the Tomcat logs. User passwords are visible to administrators with JMX access and/or administrators with read access to the tomcat-users.xml file. Users that do not have these permissions but are able to read log files may be able to discover a user's password. Steps to reproduce: The Tomcat security team has been unable to reproduce this error without forcing an exception by modifying the Tomcat source code. In theory, an OutOfMemoryError at exactly the right point could trigger this vulnerability. Mitigation: Users of affected versions should apply one of the following mitigations: - - Don't manage the MemoryUserDatabase via JMX - - Use digested passwords - - Limit access to Tomcat log files - - Upgrade to a Tomcat 7.0.17, 6.0.33 or 5.5.34 or later once released - - Apply the appropriate patch - 7.0.x: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1140070&view=rev - 6.0.x: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1140071&view=rev - 5.5.x: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1140072&view=rev Credit: This issue was identified by Polina Genova and reported privately to the Tomcat Security Team via security@tomcat.apache.org. 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