CVE-2008-4910
N/A
Published: November 4, 2008 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJava Web Start
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
Description
The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4542Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497799/100/0/threadedMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497972/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46119Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo
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