CVE-2005-4703

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Published Feb 1, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 25.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-x89r-2wjq-mj7x	Apache Tomcat Discloses MS-DOS Pathname

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 25.7% (25.672% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
http://www.osvdb.org/20033
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Tomcat

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 1, 2006, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved: Feb 1, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

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