CVE-2002-0493
Apache Tomcat < 3.3.2 - Security Restriction Bypass via web.xml Parsing Error
Title source: llmDescription
Apache Tomcat may be started without proper security settings if errors are encountered while reading the web.xml file, which could allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.apachelabs.org/tomcat-dev/200108.mbox/%3C20010810000819.6350.qmail%40icarus.apache.org%3E
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9863.php
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101709002410365&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Scores
EPSS
0.0380
EPSS Percentile
88.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-254
Status
published
Products (2)
apache/tomcat
< 3.3.2
org.apache.tomcat/tomcat
0 - 4.0b7Maven
Published
Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026