CVE-2008-5340

Critical

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 JWS applications to gain privileges to access local files or applications via unknown vectors, aka 6727081.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductSun Jdk
PublishedDec 5, 2008
First seenDec 5, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
sun jdkv ≤ 5.0, v ≤ 6, 5.0, 6—
sun jrev ≤ 1.4.2_18, v ≤ 5.0, v ≤ 6, 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, 1.4.2_17, 5.0, 6—
sun sdkv ≤ 1.4.2_18, 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, 1.4.2_17—

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