CVE-2010-0388 describes a format string vulnerability within the WebDAV implementation of Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by injecting format string specifiers into the encoding attribute of the XML declaration in a PROPFIND request, potentially leading to a daemon crash and other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling potential information disclosure, integrity compromise, and availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, an exploit module for this vulnerability exists on ExploitDB, indicating public knowledge of its exploitability, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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