10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-3112
Sun Java Web Start Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2008, 11:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3112 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-2008-3112.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31055
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
http://secunia.com/advisories/32436
http://secunia.com/advisories/32826
http://secunia.com/advisories/33194
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238905-1 Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-042/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43666
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11102

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-2008-3112 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3112 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/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:11102 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11102 [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/43666 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43666 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 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-2008-3112 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-2008-3112 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.96 }} 0.00%

score

0.86891

percentile

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