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Vulnerability details: VCID-4ujr-2afv-73cy
Vulnerability ID VCID-4ujr-2afv-73cy
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 8.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
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
System Score Found at
epss 0.31421 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
epss 0.31421 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
epss 0.31421 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
epss 0.31421 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
epss 0.31421 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
epss 0.31421 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
epss 0.31421 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
generic_textual HIGH https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10771
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2272
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20030501051114/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20051124132812/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.html
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-2272
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
CVE-2002-2272;OSVDB-7394 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/unix/dos/22068.pl
CVE-2002-2272;OSVDB-7394 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320/info
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
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.9675
EPSS Score 0.31421
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:49:55.165620+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2002-2272.yml 38.0.0