CVE-2009-4603

Unspecified vulnerability in sapstartsrv.exe in the SAP Kernel 6.40, 7.00, 7.01, 7.10, 7.11, and 7.20, as used in SAP NetWeaver 7.x and SAP Web Application Server 6.x and 7.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Management Console shutdown) via a crafted request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2010-01-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4603 is rated Moderate Risk (45.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.44%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4603

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 0.73% 1.44% +0.71%
2 2024-12-17 1.04% 0.73% -0.30%
3 2024-09-17 — 1.04% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4603

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap sap_kernel 6.40 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_kernel:6.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_kernel 7.00 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_kernel:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_kernel 7.01 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_kernel:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_kernel 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_kernel:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_kernel 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_kernel:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_kernel 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_kernel:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4603

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