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Tomcat 4.x JSP Source Exposure
Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tomcat 4.x JSP Source Exposure

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Tomcat 4.0.4 and 4.1.10 (probably all other
earlier versions also) are vulnerable to source
code exposure by using the default servlet
org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet.

Solution: Upgrade to the last releases 4.0.5 and 4.1.12.
See http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/release/
for the last releases.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 5786

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Felix Huber
Software, Operating Systems

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