# CVE-2016-3980: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash the SAP Java AS process via a crafted HTTP request, requiring a patch to restore service availability.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m2gm-99w3-v7pg

## What is CVE-2016-3980?

CVE-2016-3980 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3980?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Application Server Java.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-3980?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-3980 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-3980 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-3980 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3980/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3980/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3980
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3980
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3980

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