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CVE-2003-0045

Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
7 Feb 2003
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
2.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 84% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Version 3.3.1
  • Version 3.3
  • Version 3.2.4
  • Version 3.2.3
All 9 release lines
  • Version 3.0
  • Version 3.1
  • Version 3.1.1
  • Version 3.2
  • Version 3.2.1
  • Version 3.2.3
  • Version 3.2.4
  • Version 3.3
  • Version 3.3.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0045
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0045