CVE-2008-5344

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with Sun 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 allows untrusted applets to read arbitrary files and make unauthorized network connections via unknown vectors related to applet classloading, aka 6716217.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.59% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/50513	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2	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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html	vendor 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
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47057	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33528	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339	vdb entry
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.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://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6249	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5344?: CVE-2008-5344 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5344?: To fix CVE-2008-5344, 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-2008-5344 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-5344 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.