CVE-2007-0774 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 81.5% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the map_uri_to_worker function (native/common/jk_uri_worker_map.c) in mod_jk.so for Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.19 and 1.2.20, as used in Tomcat 4.1.34 and 5.5.20, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL that triggers the overflow in a URI worker map routine.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 81.51% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | tomcat jk web server connector |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache Tomcat mod_jk 1.2.20 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-07-25 |
| exploit-db | Apache Tomcat Connector mod_jk - 'exec-shield' Remote Overflow | 2007-07-08 |
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24558
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28711
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017719
- http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008093f040.shtml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-16.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461734/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22791
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0809
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0331
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-008.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32794
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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