CVE-2008-3108

Description

Buffer overflow in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 10, SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_23 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to font processing.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.64% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1044.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-507.htm third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1043.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=756717 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33237 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30147 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33236 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020461 third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=751014 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43656 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238666-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-300.htm third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3108?
CVE-2008-3108 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3108?
To fix CVE-2008-3108, 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-2008-3108 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3108 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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