CVE-2009-3878
Buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 has unspecified impact and remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3878- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3878- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3849 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3849- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wcq-q7x3-pjgq No score
Buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 has unspecified impact and remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8wcq-q7x3-pjgq- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3878 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Sun Java System Web Server, published November 5, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.45%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
intevydis.com/blog?p=79
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54065
osvdb.org/59497
h-online.com/security/news/item/Alleged-critical-vulnerability-in-Sun-Java-System-Web-Server-839598.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3024
secunia.com/advisories/37115
intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3878
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8wcq-q7x3-pjgq