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CVE-2008-2086 Detail

Description

Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123678756409861&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126583436323697&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1025.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4693
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244988-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1018.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0015.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0445.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498907/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32620
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021318
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-340A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2008/JWS-props.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0424
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0672
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5601

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2086
NVD Published Date:
12/04/2008
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018
Source:
MITRE