{"cve":"CVE-2011-5064","nvd":{"published":"2012-01-14T21:55:00.897","modified":"2026-06-16T23:35:52.610","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00006.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0074.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0075.html"],"products":["apache:tomcat"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:59:31.623151214+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-5064","score":0.06335,"percentile":0.93629,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6cr4-7c7p-p3xv","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6cr4-7c7p-p3xv","summary":"Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2023-11-08T03:57:02.371263Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=5.5.0 <5.5.34"],"fixed":["5.5.34"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.0.33"],"fixed":["6.0.33"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.12"],"fixed":["7.0.12"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}