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high 7.5

CVE-2010-0388 json

Format string vulnerability in the WebDAV implementation in webservd in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 allows remote attackers to…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0419

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the WebDAV implementation in webservd in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in the encoding attribute of the XML declaration in a PROPFIND request.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33560)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33560 Sun Java System Web Server 6.1/7.0 - WebDAV Format String dos, 2010-01-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37910 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • intevydis.blogspot.com http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/sun-java-system-web-server-70-webdav.html 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-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

Sources

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