Buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 has unspecified impact and…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, as demonstrated by the vd_sjws module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.12. NOTE: as of 20091105, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02454 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:intevydis:vulndisco_pack:8.12:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12 | Running on | — |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 update_6 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:intevydis:vulndisco_pack:8.12:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12 Running on ·—
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_6 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3878
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wcq-q7x3-pjgq
References
More Sun Java System Web Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00343 Stack-based buffer overflow in the WebDAV implementation in webservd in Sun Java System… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00809 The administration module in Sun Java web server allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-00342 Sun Java System Web Server (aka SJWS) 7.0 Update 7 allows remote attackers to overwrite… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03605 Sun Java System Application Server and Web Server 7.0 through 9.0 before 20070710 do not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-00368 Format string vulnerability in the WebDAV implementation in webservd in Sun Java System… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00367 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in (1) webservd and (2) the admin server in Sun Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-3878 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3878 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wcq-q7x3-pjgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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