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CVE-2002-2006

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-2006 describes a path disclosure vulnerability in default installations of Apache Tomcat versions 3.0 through 3.3.1 and 4.0 through 4.1. Remote attackers can leverage the SnoopServlet or TroubleShooter example servlets to obtain sensitive system information, including the server's installation path. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
30.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21412 · Apr 23, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3067 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 4.1.0
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 3.3a

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-8g4f-fh7f-4fwhlow

Apache Tomcat Default Installation Reveals Sensitive Information

Apr 30, 2022

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0311.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/30899
secunia.com / advisories/30908
lists.apache.org / thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
tomcat.apache.org / security-4.html
iss.net / security_center/static/8932.php
securityfocus.com / bid/4575
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1979/references