CVE-2008-3112

Directory traversal vulnerability in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via the writeManifest method in the CacheEntry class, aka CR 6703909.

• CWE-264

• https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31010Vendor Advisory
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31055
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31320
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31497
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31600
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31736
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32018
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32179
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32180
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32436
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32826
• https://secunia.com/advisories/33194
• https://secunia.com/advisories/35065
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238905-1Patch
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
• https://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
• https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148
• https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452
• https://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.htmlUS Government Resource
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-042/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43666
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11102
• https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31010Vendor Advisory
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31055
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31320
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31497
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31600
• https://secunia.com/advisories/31736
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32018
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32179
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32180
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32436
• https://secunia.com/advisories/32826
• https://secunia.com/advisories/33194
• https://secunia.com/advisories/35065
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238905-1Patch
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
• https://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
• https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148
• https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452
• https://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.htmlUS Government Resource
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-042/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43666
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11102

Published

Jul 9, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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