Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/14004?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/14004?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-4ujr-2afv-73cy", "summary": "Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer\nTomcat 4.0 through 4.1.12, using mod_jk 1.2.1 module on Apache 1.3 through 1.3.27, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (desynchronized communications) via an HTTP GET request with a Transfer-Encoding chunked field with invalid values.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2002-2272" }, { "alias": "GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg" } ], "fixed_packages": [], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1525?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat@4.0.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-18j8-kwdv-dyak" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-2fb2-r763-ybg5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-2jnv-segx-zkfd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-41ps-jy8t-cyfm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4ujr-2afv-73cy" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6epr-2hbd-skcz" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-87p8-zvvf-y7dm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-88v7-kc2y-bfd7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-99es-8ecb-uub8" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-9y3t-7vfv-cbd2" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bhq7-d545-27bj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-gcgw-9fjy-nuap" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-j2sv-62js-xbav" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-p45v-qpgg-qqfj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-peya-mr7j-vugf" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-q7jp-hn4a-4kec" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qxkf-4ddv-j3b7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-r1bk-cqhx-ebc5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ssnx-gz8e-87ab" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-tcju-3rvu-wkht" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat@4.0.0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1542?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat@4.1.12", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-4ujr-2afv-73cy" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-j2sv-62js-xbav" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ssnx-gz8e-87ab" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat@4.1.12" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9679", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96766", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96774", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96777", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9678", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96786", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9675", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9676", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96761", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272" }, { "reference_url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10771", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10771" }, { "reference_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20030501051114/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20030501051114/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320" }, { "reference_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20051124132812/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20051124132812/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2272", "reference_id": "CVE-2002-2272", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2272" }, { "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/unix/dos/22068.pl", "reference_id": "CVE-2002-2272;OSVDB-7394", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/unix/dos/22068.pl" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320/info", "reference_id": "CVE-2002-2272;OSVDB-7394", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320/info" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg", "reference_id": "GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." }, { "cwe_id": 119, "name": "Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer", "description": "The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer." }, { "cwe_id": 707, "name": "Improper Neutralization", "description": "The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." } ], "exploits": [ { "date_added": "2002-12-04", "description": "Apache 1.3.x + Tomcat 4.0.x/4.1.x mod_jk - Chunked Encoding Denial of Service", "required_action": null, "due_date": null, "notes": null, "known_ransomware_campaign_use": true, "source_date_published": "2002-12-04", "exploit_type": "dos", "platform": "unix", "source_date_updated": "2016-12-19", "data_source": "Exploit-DB", "source_url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320/info" } ], "severity_range_score": "7.0 - 8.9", "exploitability": "2.0", "weighted_severity": "8.0", "risk_score": 10.0, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-4ujr-2afv-73cy" }