CVE-2005-3164

Description

The AJP connector in Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 through 4.0.6 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36, as used in Hitachi Cosminexus Application Server and standalone, does not properly handle when a connection is broken before request body data is sent in a POST request, which can lead to an information leak when "unsuitable request body data" is used for a different request, possibly related to Java Servlet pages.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.39% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30908 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15003 vdb entry third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30899 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17019 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2379314822/index.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.hitachi-support.com/security_e/vuls_e/HS05-019_e/01-e.html third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3164?
CVE-2005-3164 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3164?
To fix CVE-2005-3164, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3164 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-3164 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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