CVE-2008-4541

Java System Web Proxy Server vulnerability

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

8.4%

EPSS pct

94th

Exploited

No known

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 vendor

Sun

Affected product

Java System Web Proxy Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2008-10-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4541

Confirm whether Sun Java System Web Proxy Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4541.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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