Apache Tomcat up to 4.0.6 Catalina Package denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apache Tomcat up to 4.0.6. This affects an unknown function of the component Catalina Package. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0866. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 4.0.6 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Catalina Package. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The Catalina org.apache.catalina.connector.http package in Tomcat 4.0.x up to 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via several requests that do not follow the HTTP protocol, which causes Tomcat to reject later requests.

The bug was discovered 10/15/2003. The weakness was released 11/17/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0866 since 10/15/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15232 (Debian DSA-395-1 : tomcat4 - incorrect input handling), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86790 (Apache Tomcat 4 Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13429), Exploit-DB (23245), Tenable (15232), SecurityFocus (BID 8824†) and OSVDB (8772†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 15232
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-395-1 : tomcat4 - incorrect input handling
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OpenVAS ID: 53376
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 395-1 (tomcat4)
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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2003-0866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20996
X-Force: 13429
SecurityFocus: 8824 - Apache Tomcat Non-HTTP Request Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30899
OSVDB: 8772 - CVE-2003-0866 - Apache - Tomcat - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18839 - Apache Tomcat Catalina Package Allows Remote Denial of Service via HTTP Protocol, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1979

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 08/15/2014 16:42
Updated: 07/20/2025 22:54
Changes: 08/15/2014 16:42 (73), 08/14/2019 15:15 (9), 09/26/2024 15:23 (17), 07/20/2025 22:54 (4)
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