CVE catalog
CVE-2010-1157
tomcat5.5 - several
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 52.51% · Oct 25, 2026
Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.29 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.26 might allow remote attackers to discover the server's hostname or IP address by sending a request for a resource that requires (1) BASIC or (2) DIGEST authentication, and then reading the realm field in the WWW-Authenticate header in the reply. tomcat: information disclosure in authentication headers The risks associated with fixing this flaw are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore have no plans to fix this flaw. The information leak can be avoided by adjusting the configuration to always specify a realm-name. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tomcat5.5 | 5.0 | 5.5.26-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tomcat5.5 | 5.0 | 5.5.26-5lenny2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tomcat5.5 | deb | 5.0 | 5.5.26-5lenny2 | Not reported | DSA-2207-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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