Unscored severity · published Feb 7, 2003
CVE-2003-0045
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page…
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CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tomcat · Apache
3.0; 3.1; 3.1.1; 3.2; 3.2.1; 3.2.3; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0045
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0045
Vendor Advisory
http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12102
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