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Improper authorization control for web services In tomcat6

Description

The Tomcat 6 DIGEST authentication functionality as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by performing a replay attack after a nonce becomes stale. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5887.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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