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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-3257

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 execu…

Published Jul 22, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle weblogic server

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2008-3257 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 83.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Oracle weblogic server.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical10.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
83.59%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe bea/weblogic server

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe bea/weblogic server3.1.8
  • cpe bea/weblogic server4.0
  • cpe bea/weblogic server4.0.4
  • cpe bea/weblogic server4.5
  • cpe bea/weblogic server4.5.1
  • cpe bea/weblogic server4.5.2
  • cpe bea/weblogic server5.1

How to fix CVE-2008-3257

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2008-3257 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 83.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Oracle weblogic server.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with bea/weblogic server 3.1.8; bea/weblogic server 4.0; bea/weblogic server 4.0.4; bea/weblogic server 4.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 83.59%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 22, 2008 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-3257

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-3257

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesOct 26, 2026