CVE-2008-1188: sun jdk

Modified

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

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1188 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 12.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% 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

12.48%

0%100%

Medium · 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 4

RHSA-2008:0186 RHSA-2008:0210 RHSA-2008:0267 RHSA-2008:0638

Timeline

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

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the useEncodingDecl function in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JNLP file with (1) a long key name in the xml header or (2) a long charset value, different issues than CVE-2008-1189, aka "The first two issues."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.09.3

EPSS trend

Probability

12.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 12.48% 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-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Sun2 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
jre1.5.0 | 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

1 vendor · 2 products

References

32 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
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-009/X Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
secunia.com/advisories/32018Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029VDB EntryX Refsource XFThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29897Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29498Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA

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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
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-010/X Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
secunia.com/advisories/31497Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTPatchThird Party Advisory
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/30780Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
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
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133VDB EntryX Refsource XFThird Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11209VDB 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
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