CVE-2002-0936

The Java Server Pages (JSP) engine in Tomcat allows web page owners to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

The Java Server Pages (JSP) engine in Tomcat allows web page owners to cause a denial of service (engine crash) on the web server via a JSP page that calls WPrinterJob().pageSetup(null,null).

Exploit likelihood

27.3%Up 10.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

The Java Server Pages (JSP) engine in Tomcat allows web page owners to cause a denial of service (engine crash) on the web server via a JSP page that calls WPrinterJob().pageSetup(null,null).

Record: CVE-2002-0936
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

The Java Server Pages (JSP) engine in Tomcat allows web page owners to cause a denial of service (engine crash) on the web server via a JSP page that calls WPrinterJob().pageSetup(null,null).

Record: CVE-2002-0936
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-0925No score

The Java Server Pages (JSP) engine in Tomcat allows web page owners to cause a denial of service (engine crash) on the web server via a JSP page that calls WPrinterJob().pageSetup(null,null).

Record: EUVD-2002-0925
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppj6-9ppm-3h56No score

The Java Server Pages (JSP) engine in Tomcat allows web page owners to cause a denial of service ...

The Java Server Pages (JSP) engine in Tomcat allows web page owners to cause a denial of service (engine crash) on the web server via a JSP page that calls WPrinterJob().pageSetup(null,null).

Record: GHSA-ppj6-9ppm-3h56
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache tomcat

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apache Tomcat 3/4 - JSP Engine Denial of Service	2002-06-12
PoC in GitHub	om4rsallam/Full-Attack-Lifecycle-Simulation-on-Metasploitable	2026-03-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0936 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Tomcat, published August 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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