01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 4.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 90.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2008-07-09 23:00Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 09:28Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2008-07-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

39742a02bfe43e22218f9cfd9808dca04375b53bc7a3860da4d4aee8fd969772

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

redhatnetwork_satelliteNot specified—

redhatrhel_extrasNot specified—

sunjdkNot specified—

sunjreNot specified—

sunsdkNot specified—

06 References

lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-09-24http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
marc.info20081004 VMSA-2008-0016 VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 andhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
secunia.com31600http://secunia.com/advisories/31600third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:042http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
secunia.com32018http://secunia.com/advisories/32018third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200911-02http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
secunia.com32179http://secunia.com/advisories/32179third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.vupen.comADV-2008-2740http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
secunia.com31320http://secunia.com/advisories/31320third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:043http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsun-javawebstart-unspecified-bo(43664)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43664vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.vupen.comADV-2008-2056http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/referencesvdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
sunsolve.sun.com238905http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238905-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
secunia.com31055http://secunia.com/advisories/31055third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
secunia.com32180http://secunia.com/advisories/32180third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com31736http://secunia.com/advisories/31736third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10541https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10541vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securitytracker.com1020452http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.securityfocus.com30148http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
secunia.com31497http://secunia.com/advisories/31497third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.zerodayinitiative.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-043/x_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com20081004 VMSA-2008-0016 VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issueshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.securityfocus.com20080717 ZDI-08-043: Sun Java Web Start vm args Stack Buffer Overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494505/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:045http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0790http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.us-cert.govTA08-193Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.htmlthird-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
secunia.com37386http://secunia.com/advisories/37386third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0595http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
secunia.com31010http://secunia.com/advisories/31010third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA