CVE-2008-3107

Sun Java Runtime Environment < Update 7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 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 context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.

References (26)

Core 26
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43659
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238967-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020455
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30141
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31055
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10219
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010

Scores

EPSS 0.1453
EPSS Percentile 94.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (23)
sun/jdk 5.0 update_1 (14 CPE variants)
sun/jdk 6 update_1 (5 CPE variants)
sun/jdk < 5.0
sun/jdk < 6
sun/jre 1.4.2
sun/jre 1.4.2_01
sun/jre 1.4.2_02
sun/jre 1.4.2_03
sun/jre 1.4.2_3
sun/jre 1.4.2_04
... and 13 more
Published Jul 09, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026