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.
References (41)
Core 41
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43666
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11102
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 third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32436
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32826
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
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 third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33194
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-042/
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238905-1
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://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148
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
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
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
0.0731
EPSS Percentile
91.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (22)
sun/jdk
5.0 update_10 (13 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_04
sun/jre
1.4.2_05
... and 12 more
Published
Jul 09, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026