CVE-2002-2272
highpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.097 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Tomcat 4.0 through 4.1.12, using mod_jk 1.2.1 module on Apache 1.3 through 1.3.27, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (desynchronized communications) via an HTTP GET request with a Transfer-Encoding chunked field with invalid values.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-22068Apache 1.3.x + Tomcat 4.0.x/4.1.x mod_jk - Chunked Encoding Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (37)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xgApache Tomcat DoS via Malicious Get Request2022-04-30ghsa · osvUS
Tomcat 4.0 through 4.1.12, using mod_jk 1.2.1 module on Apache 1.3 through 1.3.27, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (desynchronized communications) via an HTTP GET request with a Transfer-Encoding chunked field with invalid values.
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10771enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.htmlPatchnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320ExploitPatchnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10771nvd
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