CVE-2016-3980 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Java Startup Framework (jstart) in SAP JAVA AS versions 7.2 through 7.4. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted HTTP request, leading to a process crash on the affected server. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a low-complexity attack with no user interaction required, resulting in high availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.2, <= 7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:application_server_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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