CVE-2005-3164

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.

Published: 2005-10-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3164 is rated Moderate Risk (46/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.52%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3164

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 2026-06-15 3.39% 6.52% +3.13%
2 2025-03-30 2.97% 3.39% +0.42%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.97% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3164

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3164

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2005-3164

GHSA-qhqv-q4xg-f6g7 · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat AJP Connector Information Leak

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3164

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hitachi cosminexus_application_server 05_00_05_05_e cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:cosminexus_application_server:05_00_05_05_e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi cosminexus_application_server 05_00_05_05_f cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:cosminexus_application_server:05_00_05_05_f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi cosminexus_application_server 05_00_05_05_h cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:cosminexus_application_server:05_00_05_05_h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi cosminexus_application_server 05_00_05_05_k cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:cosminexus_application_server:05_00_05_05_k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 4.0.1, <= 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.36 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3164

URL Tags
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2379314822/index.html VDB Entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17019 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30899 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30908 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 Third Party Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.hitachi-support.com/security_e/vuls_e/HS05-019_e/01-e.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15003 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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