CVE-2003-0042 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 46% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 46.04% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-02-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | tomcat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache Tomcat 3.x - Null Byte Directory / File Disclosure | 2003-01-26 |
References
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104394568616290&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7977
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6721
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11194
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104394568616290&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7977
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6721
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11194
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