CVE-2011-5064: apache tomcat Cryptographic Issues
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-5064 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 6.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7Timeline
- 14-01-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
DigestAuthenticator.java in the HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.12 uses Catalina as the hard-coded server secret (aka private key), which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1184.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
6.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 6.33% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Apache1 product
- tomcatEOL5.5.0 | 5.5.1 | 5.5.2 | 5.5.3 | 5.5.4 | 5.5.5 | 5.5.6 | 5.5.7 | 5.5.8 | 5.5.9 | 5.5.10 | 5.5.11 | 5.5.12 | 5.5.13 | 5.5.14 | 5.5.15 | 5.5.16 | 5.5.17 | 5.5.18 | 5.5.19 | 5.5.20 | 5.5.21 | 5.5.22 | 5.5.23 | 5.5.24 | 5.5.25 | 5.5.26 | 5.5.27 | 5.5.28 | 5.5.29 | 5.5.30 | 5.5.31 | 5.5.32 | 5.5.33 | 6.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 6.0.7 | 6.0.8 | 6.0.9 | 6.0.10 | 6.0.11 | 6.0.12 | 6.0.13 | 6.0.14 | 6.0.15 | 6.0.16 | 6.0.17 | 6.0.18 | 6.0.19 | 6.0.20 | 6.0.24 | 6.0.26 | 6.0.27 | 6.0.28 | 6.0.29 | 6.0.30 | 6.0.31 | 6.0.32 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.0:beta | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.5 | 7.0.6 | 7.0.7 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.9 | 7.0.10 | 7.0.11
Org.apache.tomcat1 product
- tomcat≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.34 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.33 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.12
2 vendors · 2 products
References
28 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00006.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcatPACKAGE