7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-3115
Sun Java JDK and JRE Applet Execution Vulnerability
Description

Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older releases.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3115 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-2008-3115.

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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238966-1 Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238966-1 Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665

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-2008-3115 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3115 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238966-1
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665
  • 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/1/497041/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43665 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665 [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-2008-3115 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-2008-3115 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

28.33 }} 5.40%

score

0.96095

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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