CVE-2008-3683
Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4...
Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.5 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to accept connections) via unknown vectors, probably related to exhaustion of file descriptors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.5 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to accept connections) via unknown vectors, probably related to exhaustion of file descriptors.
- Record
CVE-2008-3683- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.5 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to accept connections) via unknown vectors, probably related to exhaustion of file descriptors.
- Record
CVE-2008-3683- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3669 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.5 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to accept connections) via unknown vectors, probably related to exhaustion of file descriptors.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3669- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6r2-c4w2-hh49 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4...
Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.5 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to accept connections) via unknown vectors, probably related to exhaustion of file descriptors.
- Record
GHSA-v6r2-c4w2-hh49- 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-2008-3683 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server, published August 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44413
securityfocus.com/bid/30671
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2366
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240327-1
secunia.com/advisories/31476
securitytracker.com/id?1020696
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3683
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v6r2-c4w2-hh49