CVE-2008-0002 Apache Tomcat Sensitive Information Disclosure

What is CVE-2008-0002?

CVE-2008-0002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 12 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 processes parameters in the context of the wrong request when an exception occurs during parameter processing, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by disconnecting during this processing in order to trigger the exception.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0002?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Tomcat.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0002?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 6.0.16 or later.

Is CVE-2008-0002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2017-12617 Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.1
• CVE-2017-12615 Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.1
• CVE-2026-34486 Apache Tomcat Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data Exploited High 7.5

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5x5f-9r6q-q7mh.