CVE-2008-5340

N/A Unknown
Published: December 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start (JWS) and Java Plug-in with Sun 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 allows untrusted JWS applications to gain privileges to access local files or applications via unknown vectors, aka 6727081.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.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=123678756409861&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34447
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539
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=1-26-244988-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6627
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.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=123678756409861&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34447
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889
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://secunia.com/advisories/38539
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=1-26-244988-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0369.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3339
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6627
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

64 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.0%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

sun

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