{"cve":"CVE-2012-5885","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-17T19:55:02.673","modified":"2026-10-09T20:17:05.170","status":"Modified","description":"The replay-countermeasure functionality in the HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.36, 6.x before 6.0.36, and 7.x before 7.0.30 tracks cnonce (aka client nonce) values instead of nonce (aka server nonce) and nc (aka nonce-count) values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1184.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2"],"products":["apache:tomcat"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5885","score":0.0898,"percentile":0.95226,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-99rf-92v6-cwx4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-99rf-92v6-cwx4","summary":"Improper Access Control in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2023-11-08T03:57:10.582612Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=5.5.0 <5.5.36"],"fixed":["5.5.36"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.0.36"],"fixed":["6.0.36"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.30"],"fixed":["7.0.30"]}]}],"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."]}