Tomcat servlet engine MS/DOS device names denial of service

Summary
It was possible to freeze or crash Windows or the web server by reading a thousand of times a MS/DOS device through Tomcat servlet engine, using a file name like /examples/servlet/AUX A cracker may use this flaw to make your system crash continuously, preventing you from working properly.
Solution
Upgrade your Apache Tomcat web server to version 4.1.10.