CVE-2008-1189
N/A
Published: March 6, 2008 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorJREJDKSDK
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
Buffer overflow in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-1188, aka the "third" issue.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.4.21.4.2_11.4.2_101.4.2_111.4.2_121.4.2_131.4.2_141.4.2_151.4.2_161.4.2_21.4.2_31.4.2_41.4.2_51.4.2_61.4.2_71.4.2_81.4.2_91.5.01.5.0 update11.5.0 update101.5.0 update111.5.0 update121.5.0 update131.5.0 update141.5.0 update21.5.0 update31.5.0 update41.5.0 update51.5.0 update61.5.0 update71.5.0 update81.5.0 update91.6.01.6.0 update_11.6.0 update_21.6.0 update_31.6.0 update_4
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1
References (31)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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