MEDIUM
The servlet engine in Jakarta Apache Tomcat 3.3 and 4.0.4, when using IIS and the ajp1.3 connector, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of HTTP GET requests for an MS-DOS device such as AUX, LPT1, CON, or PRN
Published Jun 28, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.88%
Description
The servlet engine in Jakarta Apache Tomcat 3.3 and 4.0.4, when using IIS and the ajp1.3 connector, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of HTTP GET requests for an MS-DOS device such as AUX, LPT1, CON, or PRN.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.88% 0.03879
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03879
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03879) | 89.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03879) | 88.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02785) | 85.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 72.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 71.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 71.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 68.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 77.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 56.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0020.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHExploitVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10348.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0020.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10348.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 28, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 29, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1895
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a