Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml file, which could allow remote attackers to read portions of some files through the web.xml file.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/