CVE-2008-1196

Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start

Severity Score

6.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in Java Web Start (javaws.exe) in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JNLP file.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en Java Web Start (javaws.exe) en Sun JDK y JRE 6 Actualización 4 y anteriores y 5.0 Actualización 14 y anteriores; y SDK y JRE 1.4.2_16 y anteriores; permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de un archivo JNLP manipulado.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-03-06 CVE Reserved
2008-03-06 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-08 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (38)

URL	Tag	Source
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=q5exhSqeBjA~	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29239	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29273	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29498	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29582	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31067	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31580	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31586	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179	Third Party Advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5033642.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/223028	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019552	Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41026	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10412	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233327-1	2019-07-31

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html	2019-07-31
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html	2019-07-31
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html	2019-07-31
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml	2019-07-31
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml	2019-07-31
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml	2019-07-31
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html	2019-07-31
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html	2019-07-31
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html	2019-07-31
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0555.html	2019-07-31
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1196	2008-08-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436302	2008-08-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update1		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update10		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update11		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update12		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update13		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update14		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update2		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update5		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update6		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update7		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update8		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.5.0"		update9		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.6.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.6.0"		update_3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.6.0"		update_4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_1"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_3 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_3"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_4"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_5 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_5"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_7 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_7"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_8 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_8"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_9 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_9"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_10 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_10"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_11 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_11"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_12 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_12"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_13 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_13"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_14 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_14"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_15 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_15"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2_16 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2_16"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update1		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update10		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update11		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update12		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update13		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update14		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update2		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update5		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update6		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update7		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update8		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.5.0"		update9		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.6.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.6.0"		update_1		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.6.0"		update_2		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.6.0"		update_3		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.6.0"		update_4		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_1"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_3 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_3"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_4"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_5 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_5"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_7 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_7"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_8 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_8"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_9 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_9"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_10 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_10"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_11 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_11"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_12 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_12"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_13 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_13"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_14 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_14"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_15 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_15"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk"				1.4.2_16 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sdk" and version "1.4.2_16"		-		Affected