CVE-2016-0762

Published: Aug 10, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-203

5.9MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-203

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.

commercial·USaka redhat, red hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUSOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WorkstationOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

JBoss Enterprise Web ServerOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

NetApp Inc.

commercial·USaka netapp

Oncommand Insight

Hardware Firmware

Snap Creator Framework

commercial·USaka oracle

Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router (DSR) IDIHOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / router-switch

Tekelec Platform DistributionOn-prem

Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp

communications diameter signaling routerOn-prem

Databases / cache-message-queue

commercial·US

snap creator framework

Hardware Firmware

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Canonical Ltd.

commercial·GBaka canonical

UbuntuOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0762

nvd.nist.gov

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html

rhn.redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720

debian.org

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