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CVE-2008-1191
Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2008-1190, aka "The fifth issue."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (25)
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 30676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0267 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1019549 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 32018 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- javawebstart-unspecified-priv-escalation(41136) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- javawebstart-application-priv-escalation(41029) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-28 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 29239 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29858 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10167 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- TA08-066A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29582 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0770 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 233323 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 30780 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1856 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- GLSA-200806-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0186 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29273 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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