CVE-2008-3109
Unspecified vulnerability in scripting language support in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in scripting language support in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier 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
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.50% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- sun/jdk · sun/jre
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.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/31600
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33238
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238687-1Patch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-509.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1045.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30144
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020456
- 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/43660
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8540
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.