CVE-2008-3115
Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older releases.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.87% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- sun/jdk · sun/jre
- 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/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=1-66-238966-1Patch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460
- 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/43665
- 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/31600
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.