Caucho Technology Resin 2.1.1/2.1.2 MS DOS Device Name Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Caucho Technology Resin 2.1.1/2.1.2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component MS DOS Device Name. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-2090. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Caucho Technology Resin 2.1.1/2.1.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component MS DOS Device Name. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Caucho Technology Resin server 2.1.1 to 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain server s root path via requests for MS-DOS device names such as lpt9.xtp.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 by Peter Gründl as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2090 since 08/05/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11048 (Resin MS-DOS Device Request Path Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10765 (Caucho Technology Resin Server Device Name Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9590), Tenable (11048), SecurityFocus (BID 5252†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2153†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11048
Nessus Name: Resin MS-DOS Device Request Path Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 11048
OpenVAS Name: Resin DOS device path disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/17/2002 +197 days 🔍
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12/31/2002 +167 days 🔍
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09/22/2003 +265 days 🔍
08/05/2005 +683 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3288 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +4042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Peter Gründl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-2090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19732
X-Force: 9590
SecurityFocus: 5252 - Caucho Technology Resin Server Device Name Path Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2153 - Resin servlet Allows Information Disclosure, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 10:16
Updated: 08/30/2025 11:19
Changes: 08/06/2014 10:16 (62), 05/13/2019 09:23 (10), 08/30/2025 11:19 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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