CVE-2005-4703

Apache Tomcat 4.0.3 - Requests Containing MS-DOS Device Names Information Disclosure

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-10-14 First Exploit
2005-12-31 CVE Published
2006-02-01 CVE Reserved
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914	Vdb Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31551	2005-10-14
http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt	2024-08-07
http://www.osvdb.org/20033	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected