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CVE-2008-1188 Details

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 64 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
sun jdk	1.5.0 - 1.5.0 update1 1.5.0 update10 1.5.0 update11 1.5.0 update12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update13:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update14:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
sun jre	1.5.0 - 1.5.0 update1 1.5.0 update10 1.5.0 update11 1.5.0 update12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update13:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update14:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 31, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 7, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]