Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a file that contains

Summary

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.

Timeline

1. Oct 14, 2005Public exploit on Exploit-DB

   EDB-31551

2. Feb 1, 2006, 8:00 PM UTCCVE published
3. Aug 7, 2024, 11:53 PM UTCRecord last updated
4. Oct 28, 2026EPSS reached 10%

   FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

• n/a n/a

  Version range not reported

• org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

  through 4.0.3

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