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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-8020

Apache Tomcat Native 1.2.0 to 1.2.16 and 1.1.23 to 1.1.34 has a flaw that does not properly check OCSP pre-produced responses, which are lists (multiple entries) of certificate statuses. Subsequently, revoked client certificates may not be properly identified, allowing for users to authenticate with revoked certificates to connections that require mutual TLS. Users not using OCSP checks are not affected by this vulnerability.

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CVE-2018-8020
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1 Nov 2026, 05:24 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-8020

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Jul 2018, 13:29 UTC

Apache Tomcat Native 1.2.0 to 1.2.16 and 1.1.23 to 1.1.34 has a flaw that does not properly check OCSP pre-produced responses, which are lists (multiple entries) of certificate statuses. Subsequently, revoked client certificates may not be properly identified, allowing for users to authenticate with revoked certificates to connections that require mutual TLS. Users not using OCSP checks are not affected by this vulnerability.

osv:CVE-2018-8020
Complete source record
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        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2469",
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        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00023.html"
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