🛡️ CVE-2005-4703 — tomcat

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-200 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

Apache Tomcat Discloses MS-DOS Pathname

Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a file that contains an MS-DOS device name such as lpt9, which leaks the pathname in an error message, as demonstrated by lpt9.xtp using Nikto.

Weakness class

CVE-2005-4703 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.

Affected software

CVE-2005-4703 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

Timeline and source

Published on 1 May 2022 and last revised on 8 November 2023. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
tomcat.apache.org (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE CWE-200
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-01
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2023-11-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

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