CVE-2005-1754
** DISPUTED ** JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote...
JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the Download parameter. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the Download parameter. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.
- Record
CVE-2005-1754- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the Download parameter. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.
- Record
CVE-2005-1754- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1756 No score
JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the Download parameter. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1756- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h69g-x235-8mrr No score
** DISPUTED ** JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote...
** DISPUTED ** JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the Download parameter. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products."
- Record
GHSA-h69g-x235-8mrr- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Sun JavaMail 1.x - Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities | 2005-05-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1754 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Tomcat Tomcat, published December 31, 2005. Its validity is disputed. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile.