CVE-2008-1196

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 34.29% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/223028 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31586 third party advisory
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=q5exhSqeBjA~ third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29498 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29239 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29582 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41026 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10412 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233327-1 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31067 third party advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5033642.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019552 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0555.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31580 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29273 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1196?
CVE-2008-1196 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1196?
To fix CVE-2008-1196, 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-2008-1196 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1196 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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