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CVE-2016-3980

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-04-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Java Startup Framework (aka jstart) in SAP JAVA AS 7.2 through 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2259547.

Affected products

• SAP Application Server Java: from 7.2 through 7.4

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137591/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.4-jstart-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/56
• https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-018-sap-java-jstart-dos/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137591/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.4-jstart-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/56
• https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-018-sap-java-jstart-dos/

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