CVE-2008-4541

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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

Sun Java System Web Proxy Server: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0.1, 4.0.1-sp1, 4.0.1-sp2, 4.0.1-sp3 (+33)

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=747
http://secunia.com/advisories/32227
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021038
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242986-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31691
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2781
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45782
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=747
http://secunia.com/advisories/32227
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021038
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242986-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31691

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