CVE-2008-1192

6.8 · MEDIUM

Published Mar 6, 2008sunCWE-254EPSS 4.46%AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2008-1192 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sun jdk. It was published on March 6, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Plug-in for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier, and 1.3.1_21 and earlier; allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin policy and "execute local applications" via unknown vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update jdk to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Refdev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277 Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00000.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html Refsecunia.com/advisories/29239 Refsecunia.com/advisories/29273 Refsecunia.com/advisories/29498 Refsecunia.com/advisories/29582 Refsecunia.com/advisories/29841 Refsecunia.com/advisories/29858

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1192?

CVE-2008-1192 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sun jdk. It was published on March 6, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-1192?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-1192?

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-1192?

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