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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 83.6% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3245)
- Published
- July 22, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3245 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 SP5 - BEA Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0023-2006 - archived
- BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 SP6 with BEA05-107.00 Advisory Patch - BEA Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0006-2006 - archived
References
- http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2008/07/security_alert_for_cve-2008-3257_released.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31146(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002035.html
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002036.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/716387(US Government Resource)
- http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts/alert_cve2008-3257.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30273
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020520
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2145/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43885
- https://support.bea.com/application_content/product_portlets/securityadvisories/2793.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6089
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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