CVE-2009-3878

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-11-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, as demonstrated by the vd_sjws module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.12. NOTE: as of 20091105, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

Affected products

Sun Java System Web Server: 7.0-update_6

References

http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
http://secunia.com/advisories/37115
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Alleged-critical-vulnerability-in-Sun-Java-System-Web-Server-839598.html
http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=79
http://www.osvdb.org/59497
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3024
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54065
http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
http://secunia.com/advisories/37115
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Alleged-critical-vulnerability-in-Sun-Java-System-Web-Server-839598.html
http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=79
http://www.osvdb.org/59497

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