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CVE-2008-1196

Stack-based buffer overflow in Java Web Start (javaws.exe) in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier and 5.0 Update 14 a

Stack-based buffer overflow in Java Web Start (javaws.exe) in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier.

and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier.

allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JNLP file.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.32562

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

3

sun jdkall versions
sun jreall versions
sun sdkall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.8

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD06 Mar 2008 · 09:44 PM

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Vendor Advisories

5

rhsaRHSA-2008:0638Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0186Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0555Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0267Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0210Critical

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References & Sources

36

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=q5exhSqeBjA~Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29239Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29273Third Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/29498Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29582Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29858Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29897Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30676Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30780Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31067Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31497Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31580Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31586Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32018Third Party Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233327-1PatchThird Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179Third Party Advisory

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5033642.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/223028Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0555.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019552Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/referencesThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/referencesThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41026Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10412Third Party Advisory

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