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CVE-2008-3108 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 10, SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_23 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to font processing.


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  10.0 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33236 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33236 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33237 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33237 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 Third Party Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238666-1 Broken Link 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238666-1 Broken Link 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-300.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-300.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-507.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-507.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=751014 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=751014 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=756717 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=756717 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1043.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1043.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1044.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1044.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30147 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30147 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020461 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020461 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43656 VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43656 VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7_b03:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3108
NVD Published Date:
07/09/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE