CVE-2005-4472

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Macromedia JRun 4 web server (JWS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long request that is not properly handled during conversion to wide characters.

Affected products

Macromedia Jrun: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp1a, 4.0_build_61650

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/18077
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/283
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015370
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=360
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-13.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15905
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16026
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2949
http://secunia.com/advisories/18077
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/283
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015370
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=360

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