Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2002-1895
The servlet engine in Jakarta Apache Tomcat 3.3 and 4.0.4, when using IIS and the ajp1.3 connector, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of HTTP GET requests for an MS-DOS device such as AUX, LPT1, CON, or PRN.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 3.3, 4.0.4
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10348.php (Patch, vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0020.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eac… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-1895?
- CVE-2002-1895 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Published 2002-12-31.
- Is CVE-2002-1895 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.