7.8high
CVE-2002-22721 exploit
Apache Tomcat DoS via Malicious Get Request
Also known as GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg
Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.7%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Tomcat 4.0 through 4.1.12, using mod_jk 1.2.1 module on Apache 1.3 through 1.3.27, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (desynchronized communications) via an HTTP GET request with a Transfer-Encoding chunked field with invalid values.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
9.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-22068 Apache 1.3.x + Tomcat 4.0.x/4.1.x mod_jk - Chunked Encoding Denial of Service · dos · 2002-12-04
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=4.0.0, <=4.1.12 | no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- Technology feeds
- Apache HTTP Server (RSS, critical only)
References
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/10771 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/6320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2272 · advisory
- web.archive.org /web/20030501051114/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6320 · web
- web.archive.org /web/20051124132812/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0045.html · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2002-2272
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg
- NVD: CVE-2002-2272
vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.