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CVE-2008-3440
Sun Java 1.6.0_03 and earlier versions, and possibly later versions, does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
Sun Java 1.6.0_03 and earlier versions, and possibly later versions, does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1020584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20080728 Tool release: [evilgrade] - Using DNS cache poisoning to exploit poor update implementations (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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