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title: "CVE-2013-2051\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-2051

Publication date 9 July 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2051?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tomcat6 | 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| tomcat7 | 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

issue in redhat's CVE-2012-5887 patch.

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2051)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2051)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-2051)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2051)

### Other references

* <https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0869.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2051>