Summary
It was possible to freeze or crash Windows or the web server by reading a thousand of times a MS/DOS device through Tomcat servlet engine, using a file name like /examples/servlet/AUX
A cracker may use this flaw to make your system crash continuously, preventing you from working properly.
Solution
Upgrade your Apache Tomcat web server to version 4.1.10.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2003-0045 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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