CVE-2016-3979 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Internet Communication Manager (ICM) component of SAP JAVA AS versions 7.2 through 7.4. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted HTTP request, leading to heap memory corruption and a process crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:java_as:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.