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CVE-2008-2086

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier.

JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier.

and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.28552
Schedule remediation
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

7
sun jdk<= 5.0
sun jdk<= 6
sun jdkall versions
sun jre<= 1.4.2_18
sun jre<= 5.0
sun jre<= 6
sun jreall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD05 Dec 2008 · 02:30 AM
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Vendor Advisories

6
rhsaRHSA-2009:1662Important
rhsaRHSA-2008:1018Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2009:0015Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2009:0445Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2009:0016Moderate
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References & Sources

37
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
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