CVE-2005-4703
Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a file that contains an MS-DOS device name such as lpt9, which leaks the pathname in an error message, as demonstrated by lpt9.xtp…
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Description
Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a file that contains an MS-DOS device name such as lpt9, which leaks the pathname in an error message, as demonstrated by lpt9.xtp using Nikto.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 25.67% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/tomcat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txtExploit
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20033Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txtExploit
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20033Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.