9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-1193
Sun JRE Java Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment Image Parsing Library in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

July 31, 2019, 12:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1193 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 jdk
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-2008-1193.

URL Resource
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277 Third Party Advisory
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/29841 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30003 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=1-26-233325-1 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-2008-0244.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0245.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28125 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019551 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/2008/1252 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41028 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11409 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1193 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1193 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://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277 No Types Assigned http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277 Third Party Advisory
    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/29841 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29841 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/30003 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30003 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 No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233325-1 Patch http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233325-1 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-2008-0244.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0244.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0245.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0245.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.securityfocus.com/bid/28125 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28125 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019551 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019551 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/2008/1252 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1252 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/41028 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41028 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11409 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11409 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *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) 5.0_update_14 *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6_update_4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:11409 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11409 [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/41028 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41028 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1193 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1193 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

5.18 }} -2.80%

score

0.93087

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability