CVE-2008-4541

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45782

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2781

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31691

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242986-1

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021038

http://secunia.com/advisories/32227

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=747

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-13

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H