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Advisory details: gitlab / maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2005-4703
Advisory ID gitlab/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2005-4703
Aliases CVE-2005-4703
GHSA-x89r-2wjq-mj7x
Summary Apache Tomcat Discloses MS-DOS Pathname Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a file that contains an MS-DOS device name such as lpt9, which leaks the pathname in an error message, as demonstrated by lpt9.xtp using Nikto.
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 (2)
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-2005-4703.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://web.archive.org/web/20080511145425/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
CVE-2005-4703 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4703
GHSA-x89r-2wjq-mj7x https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x89r-2wjq-mj7x
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Oct. 14, 2005
Description Apache Tomcat 4.0.3 - Requests Containing MS-DOS Device Names Information Disclosure
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Oct. 14, 2005
Exploit type remote
Platform multiple
Source update date Feb. 11, 2014
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484/info

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2005-4703.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.