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CVE-2005-4472
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Macromedia JRun 4 web server (JWS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly…
High7.5EPSS 3.9%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Macromedia JRun 4 web server (JWS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long request that is not properly handled during conversion to wide characters.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- ADV-2005-2949 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 16026 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 283 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 18077 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 15905 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1015370 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-13.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20051221 Macromedia JRun 4 Web Server URL Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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