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    CVE-2008-1188

    Multiple buffer overflows in the useEncodingDecl function in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JNLP file with (1) a long key name in the xml header or (2) a long charset value, different issues than CVE-2008-1189, aka "The first two issues."

    Published:Mar 6, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 6, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.31494
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Network Satellite
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jdk
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jre

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29239
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29273
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29498
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29582
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-009/
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-010/
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11209
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29239
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29273
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29498
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29582
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31497
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233323-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0186.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0210.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019549
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0770/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-009/
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-010/
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41133
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11209

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High