Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE…

Description

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.3% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-94 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-94 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (37)

• SSRT090049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:1018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0672 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 32620 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 4693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 33015 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5601 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SSRT080111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 38539 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 50510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 35065 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33528 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2008/JWS-props.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0424 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1021318 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:1025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0445 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20081204 CVE-2008-2086: Java Web Start File Inclusion via System PropertiesOverride (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• TA08-340A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid= (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34605 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 32991 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 244988 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33710 (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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:49 UTC.