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CVE-2008-3112: Sun JDK: Path traversal

CVE-2008-3112 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Sun JDK. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

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.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Sun JDK: up to and including 5.0; up to and including 6; 5.0 update_10; 5.0 update_11; 5.0 update_12; 5.0 update_13; 5.0 update_14; 5.0 update_2; 5.0 update_3; 5.0 update_4; 5.0 update_5; 5.0 update_6
  • Sun JRE: up to and including 1.4.2_17; up to and including 5.0; up to and including 6; 1.4.2; 1.4.2_01; 1.4.2_02; 1.4.2_03; 1.4.2_04; 1.4.2_05; 1.4.2_06; 1.4.2_07; 1.4.2_8
  • Sun Sdk: 1.4.2; 1.4.2_01; 1.4.2_02; 1.4.2_03; 1.4.2_04; 1.4.2_05; 1.4.2_06; 1.4.2_07; 1.4.2_08; 1.4.2_09; 1.4.2_10; 1.4.2_11

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