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CVE-2008-1189

Buffer overflow in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-1188, aka the "third" issue.

Published

2008-03-06T21:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_3	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_4	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_5	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_6	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_7	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_8	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_9	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_10	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_11	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_12	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_13	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_14	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_15	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_16	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.6.0	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_1	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_2	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_3	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_4	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_5	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_6	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_7	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_8	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_9	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_10	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_11	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_12	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_13	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_14	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_15	Yes
Application	sun	sdk	1.4.2_16	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29239 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29273 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29498 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29582 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41135 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9582 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29239 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29273 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29498 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29582 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41135 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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