CVE-2017-3249

Vulnerability in the Oracle GlassFish Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 2.1.1, 3.0.1 and 3.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via LDAP to compromise Oracle GlassFish Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle GlassFish Server accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle GlassFish Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle GlassFish Server. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).

Published: 2017-01-27 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-3249 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.38%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-3249

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 0.76% 1.38% +0.62%
2 2025-12-28 0.66% 0.76% +0.10%
3 2025-12-27 — 0.66% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-3249

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 3.4 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-3249

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-3249

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-3249 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (glassfish), 10 status rows across 10 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 4, DNE 3, not-affected 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3249

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-3249

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle glassfish_server 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle glassfish_server 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle glassfish_server 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-3249

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