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CVE-2008-2086
Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 7.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Sun Java Web Start and Java Plug-in for JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted jnlp file that modifies the (1) java.home, (2) java.ext.dirs, or (3) user.home System Properties, aka "Java Web Start File Inclusion" and CR 6694892.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.3% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
37
- SSRT090049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:1018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0672 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32620 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 4693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 33015 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 34889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5601 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SSRT080111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 38539 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 50510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 35065 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33528 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2008/JWS-props.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0424 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1021318 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:1025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0445 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20081204 CVE-2008-2086: Java Web Start File Inclusion via System PropertiesOverride (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- TA08-340A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid= (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 34605 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 32991 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 244988 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33710 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-2083 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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