{
    "id": "CVE-2005-4703",
    "published": "2005-12-31 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:19:16",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.25672",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97897",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "tomcat"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31551",
            "title": "Apache Tomcat 4.0.3 - Requests Containing MS-DOS Device Names Information Disclosure",
            "date": "2005-10-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31551"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/20033",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/20033",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E"
    ]
}