CVE-2008-1191

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2008-1190, aka "The fifth issue."

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.85% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41136	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29239	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10167	vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
http://secunia.com/advisories/29582	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html	vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://secunia.com/advisories/29273	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1191?: CVE-2008-1191 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1191?: To fix CVE-2008-1191, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1191 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-1191 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.