CVE-2008-3112

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

Directory traversal vulnerability in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via the writeManifest method in the CacheEntry class, aka CR 6703909.

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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/msg00008.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31055
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736
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/32826
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33194
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
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=1-66-238905-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
Source: cve@mitre.org
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://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452
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
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-042/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43666
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11102
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736
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/32826
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
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=1-66-238905-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452
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
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-042/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11102
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

82 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

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