CVE-2002-0935 json
Apache Tomcat DoS Via Requests Including Null Characters
published 2002-10-04 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-xmf4-j3j7-xj7q , EUVD-2022-1871
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.9%
- EPSS 7.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, and possibly other versions before 4.1.3 beta, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a large number of requests to the server with null characters, which causes the working threads to hang.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 4.1.3-beta
- securityfocus.com/bid/5067 advisory
- iss.net/security_center/static/9396.php advisory
Exploit prediction
7.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | <4.1.3-beta |
4.1.3-beta |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/5067
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/9396.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/277940
mailing-list
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0120.html
mailing-list
-
osvdb.org
/5051
vdb-entry
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0935
advisory
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20020822030311/http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9396.php
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20021010182017/http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/5067
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20021116054924/http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277940
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20070525180638/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0120.html
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0935
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xmf4-j3j7-xj7q
- NVD CVE-2002-0935
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