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high 7.5

CVE-2010-0272 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 on Linux allows remote attackers to discover process memory locations…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0303

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 on Linux allows remote attackers to discover process memory locations via crafted data to TCP port 80, as demonstrated by the vd_sjws2 module in VulnDisco. NOTE: as of 20100106, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

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Exploit prediction

2.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • intevydis.com http://intevydis.com/sjws_demo.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • intevydis.com http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=102 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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