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 using Nikto.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt	Exploit
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
http://www.osvdb.org/20033	Exploit
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2005-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2023-11-07 01:58

NVD link : CVE-2005-4703

Mitre link : CVE-2005-4703

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-4703

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Products Affected

apache

tomcat

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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