# CVE-2010-0272: Heap-based buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 on Linux allows remote attackers to discover process memory locations

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-01-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 on Linux allows remote attackers to discover process memory locations via crafted data to TCP port 80, as demonstrated by the vd_sjws2 module in VulnDisco. NOTE: as of 20100106, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

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## Related

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## References

- http://intevydis.com/sjws_demo.html
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=102
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55527

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