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CVE-2008-3257
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apache Connector (mod_wl) in Oracle WebLogic Server (formerly BEA WebLogic Server) 10.3 and earlier…
High10.0EPSS 83.6%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apache Connector (mod_wl) in Oracle WebLogic Server (formerly BEA WebLogic Server) 10.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP version string, as demonstrated by a string after "POST /.jsp" in an HTTP request.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 83.6% · top 0.3% 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 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- 20080717 Bea Weblogic Apache Connector BOF / Remote Denial of Service PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 20080717 Bea Weblogic Apache Connector BOF / Remote Denial of Service PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 6089 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts/alert_cve2008-3257.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.bea.com/application_content/product_portlets/securityadvisories/2793.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31146 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30273 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2008/07/security_alert_for_cve-2008-3257_released.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1020520 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oracle-weblogic-apacheconnector-bo(43885) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#716387 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2145 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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