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CVE-2001-0590

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat Servlet prior to 3.2.2 allows a remote attacker to read the source code to arbitrary '

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat Servlet prior to 3.2.2 allows a remote attacker to read the source code to arbitrary 'jsp' files via a malformed URL request which does not end with an HTTP protocol specification (i.e. HTTP/1.0).

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.48298
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache tomcat<= 3.2.2
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api MODERATE fixed in 3.2.2
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteApache Tomcat 3.0 - Directory Traversalverified
pocarchives.neohapsis.com · 0031.htmlarchives.neohapsis.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat view source attemptweb-application-attack
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD02 Aug 2001 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.osvdb.org/5580
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-004
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6971
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