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CVE-2008-3111 Detail

Current Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 4, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application, as demonstrated by (a) an application that grants itself privileges to (1) read local files, (2) write to local files, or (3) execute local programs; and as demonstrated by (b) a long value associated with a java-vm-args attribute in a j2se tag in a JNLP file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetVMArgsOption function; aka CR 6557220.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00002.html CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31055 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31320 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31497 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31736 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238905-1 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 CVE, MITRE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0595.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0790.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494505/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30148 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020452 CVE, MITRE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-043/ CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43664 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10541 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3111
NVD Published Date:
07/09/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/22/2026
Source:
MITRE