CVE-2008-3107
Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 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 context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 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 context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.64% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- sun/jdk · sun/jre · sun/sdk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31010Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31055
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238967-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30141
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020455
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43659
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10219
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31010Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.