CVE-2008-3257

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 83.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-07-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apache Connector (mod_wl) in Oracle WebLogic Server (formerly BEA WebLogic Server) 10.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP version string, as demonstrated by a string after "POST /.jsp" in an HTTP request.

Affected products

Bea Weblogic Server: 3.1.8, 4.0, 4.0.4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.1-sp15 (+63)
Bea Systems Apache Connector In Weblogic Server: all versions
Bea Systems Weblogic Server: 10.0_mp1
Oracle WebLogic Server: through 10.3

References

http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2008/07/security_alert_for_cve-2008-3257_released.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31146
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002035.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002036.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/716387
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts/alert_cve2008-3257.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30273
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020520
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2145/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43885
https://support.bea.com/application_content/product_portlets/securityadvisories/2793.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6089

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