HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP GET request
Published Oct 13, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.44%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP GET request.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.44% 0.08439
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08439
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.44% (0.08439) | 94.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.44% (0.08439) | 94.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.79% (0.15786) | 94.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.93% (0.06928) | 93.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.29% (0.09291) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=747 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32227 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021038 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242986-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31691 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2781 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45782 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=747 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32227 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1021038 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242986-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31691 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2781 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45782 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 13, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4541
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a