CVE-2008-4541
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.084 · 95 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
8.44% (95th) EPSS
CVSS 10 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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cvss
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10.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sun java system web proxy server= 4.0.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2008-10-13modified 2026-06-16
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=747enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32227enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021038enisa_euvd
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-242986-1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31691enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2781enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45782enisa_euvd
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=747nvd
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