CVE-2008-4541

Heap-based buffer overflow in the FTP subsystem in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP GET request.

Published: 2008-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4541 is rated High Risk (68/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.44%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4541

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 15.79% 8.44% -7.35%
2 2025-03-30 15.48% 15.79% +0.31%
3 2025-03-29 — 15.48% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4541

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4541

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4541

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.1:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.2:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.2:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.2:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.2:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.3:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.3:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.3:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.3:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.4:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.4:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.4:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.4:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.4:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.4:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.5:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.5:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.6:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.6:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.6:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.6:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.7:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.7:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.7:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.7:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:4.0.7:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4541

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