CVE-2003-0045 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apache Tomcat versions prior to 3.3.1a on specific Windows systems. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a thread hang and resource exhaustion by requesting a JSP page named after an MS-DOS device, such as "aux.jsp". This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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