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Vulnerability · CVE-2002-2272

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)…

Published Dec 31, 2002 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · http server

Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2002-2272. EPSS is 9.68%. Act only if a listed version of http server is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
9.68%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apache/http server

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apache/http server1.3
  • cpe apache/http server1.3.0
  • cpe apache/http server1.3.1
  • cpe apache/http server1.3.10
  • cpe apache/http server1.3.11
  • cpe apache/http server1.3.2

How to fix CVE-2002-2272

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2002-2272. EPSS is 9.68%. Act only if a listed version of http server is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apache/http server 1.3; apache/http server 1.3.0; apache/http server 1.3.1; apache/http server 1.3.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 9.68%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Apache HTTP Server security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 31, 2002 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2002-2272

    30-day exploitation probability 9.68%

    first.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2002-2272

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026