CVE-2008-2086

Description

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.14% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32620 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4693 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5601 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/50510 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33528 third party advisory
http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2008/JWS-props.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021318 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498907/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0015.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2086?
CVE-2008-2086 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2086?
To fix CVE-2008-2086, 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-2008-2086 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2086 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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