The admin server in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an HTTP request that lacks a method token.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0389 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.74%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.44% | 1.74% | +1.30% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.49% | 0.44% | -0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.49% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/slices/2000.html CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | java_system_web_server | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_web_server | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* |