{"cve":"CVE-2005-4703","nvd":{"published":"2005-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:19:16.520","status":"Modified","description":"Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a file that contains an MS-DOS device name such as lpt9, which leaks the pathname in an error message, as demonstrated by lpt9.xtp using Nikto.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://osvdb.org/ref/20/20033-tomcat-dos-path_disclosure.txt","http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html","http://www.osvdb.org/20033","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28484","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42914"],"products":["apache:tomcat"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:40:09.211843075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-4703","score":0.25672,"percentile":0.97965,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x89r-2wjq-mj7x","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x89r-2wjq-mj7x","summary":"Apache Tomcat Discloses MS-DOS Pathname","modified":"2023-11-08T03:56:46.239873Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":["<=4.0.3"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}