Description
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48308
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025712
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:156
- http://www.osvdb.org/73429
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48456
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717013Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68238
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14931
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19532
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48308
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025712
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:156
- http://www.osvdb.org/73429
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48456
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717013Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68238
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14931
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19532
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 29, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified