MEDIUM
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, allows remote attackers to list directories even with an index.html or other file present, or obtain unprocessed source code for a JSP file, via a URL containing a null character
Published Jan 29, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 46.03%
Description
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, allows remote attackers to list directories even with an index.html or other file present, or obtain unprocessed source code for a JSP file, via a URL containing a null character.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
46.03% 0.46035
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.46035
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 46.03% (0.46035) | 98.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 46.03% (0.46035) | 98.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.83% (0.55831) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 65.48% (0.65482) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.83% (0.55831) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.55% (0.05548) | 93.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 13.73% (0.13726) | 95.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 11.57% (0.11574) | 95.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 88.18% (0.88183) | 98.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 86.78% (0.86785) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 88.48% (0.88478) | 98.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 97.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 96.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104394568616290&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7972 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7977 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6721 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11194 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qfw2-wvrw-mvw4 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0042
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104394568616290&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7972 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7977 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6721 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11194 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qfw2-wvrw-mvw4 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0042 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 29, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0042
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-QFW2-WVRW-MVW4 Updated n/a