CVE-2003-0045 json
Jakarta Tomcat Denial of Service vulnerability
published 2003-02-07 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-w97x-xfxf-f9xj , EUVD-2022-1852
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 3.3.1a
Exploit prediction
2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% 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 | <3.3.1a |
3.3.1a |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
jakarta.apache.org
/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
web, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/12102
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0045
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2003-0045
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w97x-xfxf-f9xj
- NVD CVE-2003-0045
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