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    CVE-2008-3115

    Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older releases.

    Published:Jul 9, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 9, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.2557
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    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/2008-08/msg00005.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238966-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238966-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665

    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