9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-2086
Sun Java Web Start Path Traversal Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 5, 2008, 2:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2018, 8:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2086 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
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-2008-2086.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
http://osvdb.org/50510
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32991
http://secunia.com/advisories/33015
http://secunia.com/advisories/33528
http://secunia.com/advisories/33710
http://secunia.com/advisories/34233
http://secunia.com/advisories/34605
http://secunia.com/advisories/34889
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/38539
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4693
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0015.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498907/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32620
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021318
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2008/JWS-props.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5601

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2086 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2086 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498907/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498907/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:5601 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5601 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 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-2008-2086 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-2008-2086 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

48.34 }} -0.60%

score

0.97013

percentile

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