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Advisory details: gitlab / maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2002-2272
Advisory ID gitlab/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2002-2272
Aliases CVE-2002-2272
GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg
Summary Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Tomcat 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv2 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2002-2272.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10771
https://web.archive.org/web/20030501051114/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320
https://web.archive.org/web/20051124132812/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.html
CVE-2002-2272 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2272
GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Dec. 4, 2002
Description Apache 1.3.x + Tomcat 4.0.x/4.1.x mod_jk - Chunked Encoding Denial of Service
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Dec. 4, 2002
Exploit type dos
Platform unix
Source update date Dec. 19, 2016
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320/info

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2002-2272.yml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

There are no SSVC decisions available.