HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-0273

Java System Web Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.6%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a process memory address and crafted data to TCP port 80, as demonstrated by the vd_sjws2 module in VulnDisco. NOTE: as of 20100106, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.
Affected vendor
Sun
Affected product
Java System Web Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2010-01-08

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-0273

  • Confirm whether Sun Java System Web Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-0273.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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