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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.8

CVE-2008-0002 json

Apache Tomcat Sensitive Information Disclosure

published 2008-02-12 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-5x5f-9r6q-q7mh , EUVD-2022-2675

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.0%
EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 processes parameters in the context of the wrong request when an exception occurs during parameter processing, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by disconnecting during this processing in order to trigger the exception.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 6.0.16
  • jacorb jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.5.el5
  • jbossas jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 4.2.0-4.GA_CP02.ep1.3.el5.3
  • jcommon jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 1.0.12-1jpp.ep1.2.el5
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 2.0.0-3.CP05.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
  • jboss-aop jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 1.5.5-1.CP01.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
  • hibernate3 jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 3.2.4-1.SP1_CP02.0jpp.ep1.1.el5.1
  • jboss-seam jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 1.2.1-1.ep1.3.el5
  • jfreechart jboss enterprise application platform 4.2.0 1.0.9-1jpp.ep1.2.el5.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0213RHSA-2008:0158RHSA-2008:0151

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-0002 updated

Tomcat information disclosure vulnerability

  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) jacorb 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, wsdl4j 1.6.2-1jpp.ep1.8, jboss-seam 1.2.1-1.ep1.3.el4, jboss-common 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.2, jcommon 1.0.12-1jpp.ep1.2.el4, jgroups 2.4.1-1.SP4.0jpp.ep1.2, +21 more Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) jacorb 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, wsdl4j 1.6.2-1jpp.ep1.8, jboss-seam 1.2.1-1.ep1.3.el4, jboss-common 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.2, jcommon 1.0.12-1jpp.ep1.2.el4, jgroups 2.4.1-1.SP4.0jpp.ep1.2, +21 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0158
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 AS jacorb 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, jacorb-demo 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, jboss-seam 1.2.1-1.ep1.3.el4, jcommon 1.0.12-1jpp.ep1.2.el4, jacorb-manual 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, jgroups 2.4.1-1.SP4.0jpp.ep1.2, +17 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 ES jacorb 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, jacorb-demo 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, jboss-seam 1.2.1-1.ep1.3.el4, jcommon 1.0.12-1jpp.ep1.2.el4, jacorb-manual 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.4, jgroups 2.4.1-1.SP4.0jpp.ep1.2, +17 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0151
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 5 Server jacorb 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.5.el5, jboss-seam 1.2.1-1.ep1.3.el5, jcommon 1.0.12-1jpp.ep1.2.el5, jfreechart 1.0.9-1jpp.ep1.2.el5.1, jbossas 4.2.0-4.GA_CP02.ep1.3.el5.3, jbossweb 2.0.0-3.CP05.0jpp.ep1.1.el5, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0213
  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) jbossws-jboss42 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.2.el4 Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) jbossws-jboss42 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.2.el4 Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) jacorb 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.5.el5, jboss-seam 1.2.1-1.ep1.3.el5, jcommon 1.0.12-1jpp.ep1.2.el5, juddi 0.9-0.rc4.2jpp.ep1.3.el5.1, concurrent 1.3.4-8jpp.ep1.6.el5.1, jfreechart 1.0.9-1jpp.ep1.2.el5.1, +19 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 AS wsdl4j 1.6.2-1jpp.ep1.8, jboss-common 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.2, concurrent 1.3.4-7jpp.ep1.6.el4, glassfish-jstl 1.2.0-0jpp.ep1.2, jbossxb 1.0.0-2.SP1.0jpp.ep1.2.el4, glassfish-jaf 1.1.0-0jpp.ep1.10.el4, +2 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 ES wsdl4j 1.6.2-1jpp.ep1.8, jboss-common 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.2, concurrent 1.3.4-7jpp.ep1.6.el4, glassfish-jstl 1.2.0-0jpp.ep1.2, jbossxb 1.0.0-2.SP1.0jpp.ep1.2.el4, glassfish-jaf 1.1.0-0jpp.ep1.10.el4, +2 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 5 Server juddi 0.9-0.rc4.2jpp.ep1.3.el5.1, concurrent 1.3.4-8jpp.ep1.6.el5.1, glassfish-jaf 1.1.0-0jpp.ep1.9.el5, jgroups 2.4.1-1.SP4.0jpp.ep1.2.el5, glassfish-jstl 1.2.0-0jpp.ep1.2.el5, jboss-common 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.2.el5.1, +10 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
>=6.0.0, <6.0.16
6.0.16

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.