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CVE-2008-3113: Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16 and SDK and JRE 1.4.x…

CVE-2008-3113 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

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Web Start in 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 or delete arbitrary files via an untrusted application, aka CR 6704077.

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; 5.0 update_1; 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; 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; 1.4.2_9
  • 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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