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    CVE-2008-1191

    Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2008-1190, aka "The fifth issue."

    Published:Mar 6, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 6, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.09854
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

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

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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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://secunia.com/advisories/29239
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29273
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29582
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
    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-2008-0267.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
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41136
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10167
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29239
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29273
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29582
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
    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-2008-0267.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
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41029
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41136
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10167

    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