GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat DoS via Malicious Get Request
Tomcat 4.0 through 4.1.12, using mod_jk 1.2.1 module on Apache 1.3 through 1.3.27, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (desynchronized communications) via an HTTP GET request with a Transfer-Encoding chunked field with invalid values.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2272 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.89%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22068 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-12-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-06 | 31.42% | 30.89% | -0.54% |
| 2 | 2026-03-26 | 29.14% | 31.42% | +2.28% |
| 3 | 2026-02-23 | — | 29.14% | — |
Full EPSS history (27 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-pqr5-9v2j-44xg · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat DoS via Malicious Get Request
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | http_server | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.10 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.11 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.13 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.14 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.15 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.16 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.17 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.18 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.19 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.20 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.22 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.23 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.24 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.25 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.26 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.27 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.10 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |