National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2086
Original release date:12/05/2008
Last revised:08/20/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-340A
Name: TA08-340A
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/03/024431-01.pdf
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0672
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0424
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2008/JWS-props.txt
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021318
External Source: BID
Name: 32620
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081204 CVE-2008-2086: Java Web Start File Inclusion via System PropertiesOverride
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0445
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0016
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0015
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:1018
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=829914&poid=
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-012.htm
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-486.htm
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 244988
External Source: SREASON
Name: 4693
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35065
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34889
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34605
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34233
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33710
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33528
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33015
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32991
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:1025
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 50510
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080111
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080111
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:010
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:018
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:007
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-02-12