CVE-2005-4703

Apache Tomcat 4.0.3 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31551

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (8)

[Exploit] http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt

[Various Sources] http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html

[Exploit] http://www.osvdb.org/20033

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914

[Mailing List] 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

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484

Scores

EPSS 0.1835

EPSS Percentile 95.2%

Details

Status published

Products (2)

apache/tomcat 4.0.3

org.apache.tomcat/tomcat 0Maven

Published Dec 31, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026