CVE-2011-3387

The class file parser in IBM Java 1.4.2 SR13 FP9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or an infinite loop) via a crafted attribute length field in a class file, related to validation of a length field at the wrong time, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0311.

Published: 2011-09-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-3387 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.76%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3387

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 0.71% 1.76% +1.05%
2 2025-06-05 0.40% 0.71% +0.30%
3 2025-03-17 0.40%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-3387

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-3387

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-3387

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3387

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-3387

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm java 1.4.2.13.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-3387

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