CVE-2005-4703
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.257 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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exploits (1)
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-x89r-2wjq-mj7xApache Tomcat Discloses MS-DOS Pathname2022-05-01ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (16)
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- http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txtenisa_euvd
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/20033enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914enisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Eenisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Eenisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Eenisa_euvd
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