CVE-2008-3109

N/A Unknown
Published: July 09, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in scripting language support in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32436
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238687-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-509.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1045.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30144
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020456
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43660
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8540
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238687-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-509.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1045.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30144
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43660
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

56 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

sun

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