CVE-2002-2006

Tomcat vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

30.7%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

The default installation of Apache Tomcat 4.0 through 4.1 and 3.0 through 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path and other sensitive system information via the (1) SnoopServlet or (2) TroubleShooter example servlets.

Affected vendor

Apache

Affected product

Tomcat

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published

2002-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 30.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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