CVE-2008-3111

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 4, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application, as demonstrated by (a) an application that grants itself privileges to (1) read local files, (2) write to local files, or (3) execute local programs; and as demonstrated by (b) a long value associated with a java-vm-args attribute in a j2se tag in a JNLP file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetVMArgsOption function; aka CR 6557220.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.36% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43664 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238905-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31055 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10541 signature vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-043/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494505/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html 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 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3111?
CVE-2008-3111 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3111?
To fix CVE-2008-3111, 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-2008-3111 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3111 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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