CVE-2016-3980

HIGH 7.5CVE-2016-3980 · Published 08/04/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-3980 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting application server java (sap).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 7.1%, higher than 94.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
application server java sap	`≥ 7.2, ≤ 7.4`	No fix yet

Description

The Java Startup Framework (aka jstart) in SAP JAVA AS 7.2 through 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2259547.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/137591/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.4-jstart-Denial-Of-Service.html · Third Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/56 · Mailing List
erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-018-sap-java-jstart-dos

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