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CVE-2008-3257 BEA WebLogic Server

Affected softwareBEA WebLogic Server
Severity10.0 High CVSS 2.0
WeaknessBuffer errors (CWE-119)
Published22 Jul 2008
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apache Connector (mod_wl) in Oracle WebLogic Server (formerly BEA WebLogic Server) 10.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP version string, as demonstrated by a string after "POST /.jsp" in an HTTP request.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 3 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB, Metasploit; first seen 2008-07-17.
  • EPSS 87% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Oracle Weblogic Apache Connector - POST Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) 2012-05-19
Exploit-DB Bea Weblogic Apache Connector - Code Execution / Denial of Service 2008-07-17
Metasploit Oracle Weblogic Apache Connector POST Request Buffer Overflow (great rank)

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

4 products, 72 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd bea weblogic server generic 3.1.8 · 4.0 · 4.0.4 · 4.5 · 4.5.1 · 4.5.1:sp15 · 4.5.2 · 4.5.2:sp1 · 4.5.2:sp2 · 5.1 · 5.1:sp1 · 5.1:sp2 · 5.1:sp3 · 5.1:sp4 · 5.1:sp5 · 5.1:sp6 · 5.1:sp7 · 5.1:sp8 · 5.1:sp9 · 5.1:sp10 · 5.1:sp11 · 5.1:sp12 · 5.1:sp13 · 6.0 · 6.0:sp1 · 6.0:sp2 · 6.0:sp6 · 6.1 · 6.1:sp1 · 6.1:sp2 · 6.1:sp3 · 6.1:sp4 · 6.1:sp5 · 6.1:sp6 · 6.1:sp7 · 6.1:sp8 · 7.0 · 7.0.0.1 · 7.0.0.1:sp1 · 7.0.0.1:sp2 · 7.0.0.1:sp3 · 7.0.0.1:sp4 · 7.0:sp1 · 7.0:sp2 · 7.0:sp3 · 7.0:sp4 · 7.0:sp5 · 7.0:sp6 · 7.0:sp7 · 8.1 · 8.1:sp1 · 8.1:sp2 · 8.1:sp3 · 8.1:sp4 · 8.1:sp5 · 8.1:sp6 · 9.0 · 9.0:ga · 9.0:sp1 · 9.0:sp2 · 9.0:sp3 · 9.0:sp4 · 9.0:sp5 · 9.1 · 9.1:ga · 9.2 · 9.2:mp1 · 9.2:mp2 · 10.0
nvd bea systems apache connector in weblogic server generic any version
nvd bea systems weblogic server generic 10.0_mp1
nvd oracle weblogic server generic ≤ 10.3

References

URLTags
http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2008/07/security_alert_for_cve-2008-3257_released.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31146 Vendor Advisory
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002035.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002036.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/716387 US Government Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts/alert_cve2008-3257.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30273
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020520
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2145/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43885

Timeline

Published2008-07-22By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.