Apache Tomcat < 3.3.1a Servlet Engine MS/DOS Device Name DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1467

Synopsis

The instance of Apache Tomcat running on the remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

It was possible to freeze or crash Windows or the Apache Tomcat web server by reading thousands of times an MS/DOS device through the Tomcat servlet engine, using a file name like /examples/servlet/AUX.

An attacker can exploit this flaw to make your system crash continuously, preventing you from working properly.

Solution

Upgrade to Tomcat 3.3.1a or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1467

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11150

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2002

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0045

Detections

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