What is the severity of CVE-2016-3979?

CVE-2016-3979 has a severity rating of medium due to its potential for denial of service impacts.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3979?

To fix CVE-2016-3979, apply the recommended patches or updates provided by SAP according to SAP Security Note 2256185.

What systems are affected by CVE-2016-3979?

CVE-2016-3979 affects SAP JAVA AS versions 7.2 through 7.4.

What kind of attack does CVE-2016-3979 facilitate?

CVE-2016-3979 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through crafted HTTP requests.

What component is vulnerable in CVE-2016-3979?

The Internet Communication Manager (ICMAN) component is vulnerable in CVE-2016-3979.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-3979

high

7.5

CWE

8/4/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-3979: Input Validation

First published: Fri Apr 08 2016(Updated: )

Internet Communication Manager (aka ICMAN or ICM) in SAP JAVA AS 7.2 through 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) via a crafted HTTP request, related to the IctParseCookies function, aka SAP Security Note 2256185.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
SAP JAVA AS	=7.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3979?
CVE-2016-3979 has a severity rating of medium due to its potential for denial of service impacts.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3979?
To fix CVE-2016-3979, apply the recommended patches or updates provided by SAP according to SAP Security Note 2256185.
What systems are affected by CVE-2016-3979?
CVE-2016-3979 affects SAP JAVA AS versions 7.2 through 7.4.
What kind of attack does CVE-2016-3979 facilitate?
CVE-2016-3979 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through crafted HTTP requests.
What component is vulnerable in CVE-2016-3979?
The Internet Communication Manager (ICMAN) component is vulnerable in CVE-2016-3979.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3979?
CVE-2016-3979 has a severity rating of medium due to its potential for denial of service impacts.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3979?
To fix CVE-2016-3979, apply the recommended patches or updates provided by SAP according to SAP Security Note 2256185.
What systems are affected by CVE-2016-3979?
CVE-2016-3979 affects SAP JAVA AS versions 7.2 through 7.4.
What kind of attack does CVE-2016-3979 facilitate?
CVE-2016-3979 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through crafted HTTP requests.
What component is vulnerable in CVE-2016-3979?
The Internet Communication Manager (ICMAN) component is vulnerable in CVE-2016-3979.