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CVE-2008-3111

UnknownEPSS 4.27%

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CVE-2008-3111 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 4, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application, as demonstrated by (a) an application that grants itself privileges to (1) read local files, (2) write to local files, or (3) execute local programs; and as demonstrated by (b) a long value associated with a java-vm-args attribute in a j2se tag in a JNLP file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetVMArgsOption function; aka CR 6557220.. EPSS estimates a 4.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 4, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application, as demonstrated by (a) an application that grants itself privileges to (1) read local files, (2) write to local files, or (3) execute local programs; and as demonstrated by (b) a long value associated with a java-vm-args attribute in a j2se tag in a JNLP file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetVMArgsOption function; aka CR 6557220.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
4.27%

89.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
SunJdk5.0Update 1
SunJdk6Update 1
SunJre1.4—
SunJre1.4.2_01—
SunJre1.4.2_02—
SunJre1.4.2_03—
SunJre1.4.2_04—
SunJre1.4.2_05—
SunJre1.4.2_06—
SunJre1.4.2_07—
SunJre1.4.2_8—
SunJre1.4.2_9—
SunJre1.4.2_10—
SunJre1.4.2_11—
SunJre1.4.2_12—
SunJre1.4.2_13—
SunJre1.4.2_14—
SunJre1.4.2_15—
SunJre1.4.2_16—
SunJre1.4.2_17—
SunJre5.0Update 1
SunJre6Update 1
SunSdk1.4—
SunSdk1.4.2—
SunSdk1.4.2_01—
SunSdk1.4.2_02—
SunSdk1.4.2_03—
SunSdk1.4.2_04—
SunSdk1.4.2_05—
SunSdk1.4.2_06—
SunSdk1.4.2_07—
SunSdk1.4.2_08—
SunSdk1.4.2_09—
SunSdk1.4.2_10—
SunSdk1.4.2_11—
SunSdk1.4.2_12—
SunSdk1.4.2_13—
SunSdk1.4.2_14—
SunSdk1.4.2_15—
SunSdk1.4.2_16—
SunSdk1.4.2_17—

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-3111?
Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 4, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application, as demonstrated by (a) an application that grants itself privileges to (1) read local files, (2) write to local files, or (3) execute local programs; and as demonstrated by (b) a long value associated with a java-vm-args attribute in a j2se tag in a JNLP file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetVMArgsOption function; aka CR 6557220.
How severe is CVE-2008-3111?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-3111 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3111?
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Source: NVD / NIST