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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 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 6.8EPSS 7.26%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
7.26% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
sun/jdk · sun/jre · sun/sdk
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.