CVE-2011-2204

N/A Unknown
Published: June 29, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/44981
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48308
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025712
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:156
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/73429
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48456
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717013
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68238
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14931
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19532
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/44981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48308
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025712
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/73429
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14931
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
47th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

apache

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