Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-4703 (CCN-42914)

Assigned:2005-10-14
Published:2005-10-14
Updated:2019-03-25
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
4.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
4.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-4703

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt

Source: CCN
Type: Apache Tomcat Web site
Apache Tomcat 4.x vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html

Source: OSVDB
Type: Exploit
20033

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 20033
Apache Tomcat MS-DOS Device Request Error Message Path Disclosure

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
28484

Source: CCN
Type: BID-28484
Apache Tomcat Requests Containing MS-DOS Device Names Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
tomcat-msdos-path-disclosure(42914)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
tomcat-msdos-path-disclosure(42914)

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apache tomcat 4.0.3
    apache tomcat 4.0.3