CVE-2008-1185: sun jdk

Modified

Published 06-03-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1185 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 5.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

9.3/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

5.63%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1

RHSA-2008:0186

Timeline

06-03-2008
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine for Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application or applet, a different issue than CVE-2008-1186, aka "the first issue."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.09.3

EPSS trend

Probability

5.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 5.63% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsWeaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Sun3 products

jdk1.5.0 | 1.5.0:update1 | 1.5.0:update10 | 1.5.0:update11 | 1.5.0:update12 | 1.5.0:update13 | 1.5.0:update14 | 1.5.0:update2 | 1.5.0:update3 | 1.5.0:update4 | 1.5.0:update5 | 1.5.0:update6 | 1.5.0:update7 | 1.5.0:update8 | 1.5.0:update9 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update_4
jre1.4.2 | 1.4.2_1 | 1.4.2_2 | 1.4.2_3 | 1.4.2_4 | 1.4.2_5 | 1.4.2_6 | 1.4.2_7 | 1.4.2_8 | 1.4.2_9 | 1.4.2_10 | 1.4.2_11 | 1.4.2_12 | 1.4.2_13 | 1.4.2_14 | 1.4.2_15 | 1.4.2_16 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.0:update1 | 1.5.0:update10 | 1.5.0:update11 | 1.5.0:update12 | 1.5.0:update13 | 1.5.0:update14 | 1.5.0:update2 | 1.5.0:update3 | 1.5.0:update4 | 1.5.0:update5 | 1.5.0:update6 | 1.5.0:update7 | 1.5.0:update8 | 1.5.0:update9 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.0:update_1 | 1.6.0:update_2 | 1.6.0:update_3 | 1.6.0:update_4
sdk1.4.2 | 1.4.2_1 | 1.4.2_2 | 1.4.2_3 | 1.4.2_4 | 1.4.2_5 | 1.4.2_6 | 1.4.2_7 | 1.4.2_8 | 1.4.2_9 | 1.4.2_10 | 1.4.2_11 | 1.4.2_12 | 1.4.2_13 | 1.4.2_14 | 1.4.2_15 | 1.4.2_16

1 vendor · 3 products

References

24 links

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/30676Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
securitytracker.com/id?1019555VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/32018Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41025VDB EntryX Refsource XFThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29239Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29858Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource

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support.apple.com/kb/HT3178X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29582Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPENThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/30780Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233321-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTPatchThird Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPENThird Party Advisory
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9672VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41138VDB EntryX Refsource XFThird Party Advisory
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT3179X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29273Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA