6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-1189
Sun JDK/JRE Java Web Start Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-1188, aka the "third" issue.

INFO

Published Date :

March 6, 2008, 9:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 31, 2019, 12:47 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1189 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sun jre
2 Sun sdk
3 Sun jdk
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1189.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29239 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29273 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29498 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29582 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41135 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9582 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1189 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1189 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29239 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29239 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29273 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29273 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29498 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29498 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29582 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29582 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1 Patch http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41135 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41135 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9582 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9582 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.4.2_16 *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.0_update_14 *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6_update_4 *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.4.2_16 *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.0_update_14 *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6_update_4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9582 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9582 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41029 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41135 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41133 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41135 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

24.88 }} 8.07%

score

0.96731

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
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