CVE-2003-0045
Jakarta Tomcat Denial of Service vulnerability
CVE-2003-0045 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Tomcat, published February 7, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.49%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 3.3.1a.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.49%EPSS, 84th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
3.3.1aorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Description
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | before 3.3.1a | 3.3.1a |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
- Record
CVE-2003-0045- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
- Record
CVE-2003-0045- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1852No score
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1852- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w97x-xfxf-f9xjNo score
Jakarta Tomcat Denial of Service vulnerability
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
- Record
GHSA-w97x-xfxf-f9xj- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w97x-xfxf-f9xjNo score
Jakarta Tomcat Denial of Service vulnerability
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a on certain Windows systems may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread hang and resource consumption) via a request for a JSP page containing an MS-DOS device name, such as aux.jsp.
- Record
GHSA-w97x-xfxf-f9xj- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.